This reminds me of a quote by our friendly neighbourhood enigma, why the lucky stiff: “Attempt to search on Amazon for anything that’s a beginners’ text of, oh,

This reminds me of a quote by our friendly neighbourhood enigma, why the lucky stiff: “Attempt to search on Amazon for anything that’s a beginners’ text of, oh, let’s say the 80-page range”. As far as the Little Coder’s Predicament goes, there’s no doubt in my mind that we ought to focus on books that are as concise, fun, and immediately useful as possible. Unfortunately, the vast majority of people who already program are not concerned with the Little Coders and their plight, and thus 600-page tomes abound.