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> you can read the online docs, but you don't really get it until you read a certain book. Isn't that expected and normal for anything that involves thinking a
by martincmartin 17y ago
> you can read the online docs, but you don't really get it until you read a certain book.
Isn't that expected and normal for anything that involves thinking about things a different way? D has language features that most programmers aren't familiar with, so to use the effectively involves a shift of thinking. Same with Grails.
- sketerpot 17y agoI learned Python by reading the official tutorial and hacking away until it made sense. I did the same for O'Caml, and later for Haskell (although that one took longer). Isn't that normal?
- WalterBright 17y agoI tend to learn languages by writing compilers for them. I'm sure that isn't normal <g>.
- stevejohnson 17y agoIt's not that books are bad, it's that there is only one book. If it's not in The Book, you essentially can't find it anywhere, unless your mailing list spelunking skills are particularly good.
- FeepingCreature 17y agoI never read The Book, instead learning the language entirely by the spec. It's honestly not that hard.