> I don’t get the hate for Why the Lucky Stiff. It's not hate. > Why does every programming book need to be K&R? It doesn't. Nor do NONE of them need to be.

> I don’t get the hate for Why the Lucky Stiff. It's not hate. > Why does every programming book need to be K&R? It doesn't. Nor do NONE of them need to be. > Not everyone wants to read something as dry as a white paper all the time. But some do, and _why's stuff isn't that. You answered your own question. People like different things. Some didn't like _why's stuff; I'm one. I'm sure the guy is perfectly delightful, I just didn't enjoy nor get much from his writings.