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The most ridiculous example is the 5th edition of "Learning Python" by Mark Lutz. It's supposed to be an introduction to the Python language and it's almost 160
by marcocampos 13y ago
The most ridiculous example is the 5th edition of "Learning Python" by Mark Lutz. It's supposed to be an introduction to the Python language and it's almost 1600 pages long. The 1st edition was less than 400, the 2nd was 550, the 3rd was 750 and the 4th around 1200 pages.
It's a very nice book, don't get me wrong, but I think it's intimidating for a beginner.
- quietthrow 13y agoAgreed. Forget the beginner, even for the person know works with it everyday, it can raise the question about how much they know and lot of it is noise. I can understand if the book is a desk reference - thats a different story. but to learn..come on. I think this thread is common in new papers too...nytimes wsj etc. all thier articles are like 4 pages, when the whole point is to be concise. I do understand that a 4 page article generates 4 times more ad revenue. "The smartest minds of our generation are trying to figure out how to display and get people to click on ads" - :(