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Was amused to see in the first review the comment that it was 'a bit disorganized'. This reminded me of the 'door stop' books of the 90s, those great thick thi

Was amused to see in the first review the comment that it was 'a bit disorganized'. This reminded me of the 'door stop' books of the 90s, those great thick things that weighed about 3 lbs. In the early days they tended to be worth every penny, but toward the end of the decade the publishers seemed to have gotten some kind of gold-rush mentality, because while there was a sudden proliferation of these hefty tomes, the quality definitely became hit or miss, and it became work to find the gems.

EvanAnderson 4y ago
Door stop books. Heh heh. Michael Abrash’s “Graphics Programming Black Book”[0] comes to mind. That thing weighs a ton. (I also didn’t realize how pricey it has gotten in the used market! Yikes!) [0] https://github.com/jagregory/abrash-black-book https://github.com/jagregory/abrash-black-book
- myth_drannon 4y ago
  yes,too bad. 500$ for a book is too much. Why not re-print it...
  - winrid 4y ago
    I have a copy I got for $100, but someone had written "trash" on the sides, I guess until someone realized it's worth something lol
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