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I don't like electronic technical books. I find it too hard to find what I'm looking for in them. I find it's hard to beat being able to quickly flip through a
by bcrosby95 7y ago
I don't like electronic technical books. I find it too hard to find what I'm looking for in them. I find it's hard to beat being able to quickly flip through a physical book.
- pottertheotter 7y agoI even like to print out a lot of technical documentation. For instance, I’ve printed the Tutorial from the Python documentation, as well as the regular expressions module. It was really handy to be able to look through it wherever I wanted, mark it up, and reference it easily. One of my biggest gripes is when documentation does not have a PDF.
- mhh__ 7y agoOn the one hand, I prefer the feel of a physical book but I find myself reading them less because I can't read them quite as easily for fun (i.e. trying reading Misner, Thorne, and Wheeler while lying down without breaking your nose or arms)
- saagarjha 7y agoOn the other hand, I enjoy having electronic versions of technical books because I can search for things in them.
- _frkl 7y agoYes, plus you often get updates nowadays, which, depending on the domain of the book, can be pretty important.
- Hendrikto 7y ago> I find it too hard to find what I'm looking for in them. That’s how I feel about physical books… > I find it's hard to beat being able to quickly flip through a physical book. I find it hard to beat Ctrl+F.