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You say "Books are a waste of time" but all your explanation says is "Books can be bad". That's not the same thing.
by jackweirdy 11y ago
You say "Books are a waste of time" but all your explanation says is "Books can be bad". That's not the same thing.
- moron4hire 11y ago:| Because there is no objective way to evaluate the quality of a book before reading it, and because any useful information in most of the few good technical books is of limited lifespan, books are a waste of time. It's not just that books can be bad. It's that most books are bad, and having to wade through them is what makes them a waste of time.
- mightybyte 11y agoSo don't wade through random books. Get recommendations from other people and read only the ones that are highly recommended. Here are a few books that I see at the top of the lists almost every time this topic comes up: The Mythical Man-Month The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master Code Complete