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Book learning is pre-internet era. Things change so fast and books cannot catch up. Books do not interactively test the readers (even with CDs it is not enough)
by system2 2y ago
Book learning is pre-internet era. Things change so fast and books cannot catch up. Books do not interactively test the readers (even with CDs it is not enough).
Also as much as I don't like the current state of Ai assisted programming, they are superior to any book out there.
Once in a while I buy bunch of books to see what the new books everybody is talking about and end up getting frustrated after realizing important parts are either skipped or explained without details. In my opinion, book learning (especially programming or other IT related stuff) is dead. I have so many books collecting dust and even the latest ones won't be relevant in 3-4 years.
- ilrwbwrkhv 2y agoI wish there were "live books" which got updated every few months or something to keep things fresh.
- system2 2y agoYes, they are called websites.
- MonkeyClub 2y agoWhatever happened to Hacker News, is it eternal September already?
- system2 2y agoDespite the efforts people will not stick to HN for long unless they are really into technology. I am inclined to create an a script to see user activity after registration and drop out rates.
- guilhas 2y agoThere are a lot of bad books but there are many good ones too, like 'Designing Data-Intensive Applications' But when starting you're better with something like a youtube tutorial