I actually bought and read the book. I was mostly interested in seeing what a self-published web-focused book would look like. I had read some of zeds other wr

I actually bought and read the book. I was mostly interested in seeing what a self-published web-focused book would look like. I had read some of zeds other writings and work a bit with python. It took me a few sessions to get through (and I didn't do the exercises), but its a pretty good book. Even though its tilted towards beginners, the really easy stuff is in the first half and you can skim through it. The second half (chapter 27 and on) do a good job of covering thinking like a programmer, and builds up a basic text adventure. From someone who has been a computer programmer for a long time, and read a lot of programming books, it was informative and entertaining. If a third of a million people have downloaded it, at least a few are reading it, making programs, and finding out that its worth doing even if it isn't easy.