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by zedshaw 15y ago
I'm hoping to make this book ramp up faster than LPTHW, since I'm assuming people have either read that book or know one programming language already. However, I'm also a big proponent of practicing the syntax even if you think you're an e
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by zedshaw 15y ago
It's not for the type, but for the output. The 'd' means "decimal" output. For example, you can do %x to "hexadecimal" output, and %o for octal. Of course, there's some complex interplay with what type you hand that function. As for how
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by zedshaw 15y ago
Got any feedback on the things students get wrong? My experience is they fail to grasp memory management, pointers, functions as pointers, linkers or just how a program actually runs. If you've got others I'd love to hear them.
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by zedshaw 15y ago
That's the idea, although I'm going to assume you know how to use at least one programming language, and probably redirect total newbies to LPTHW if they don't. That should make it easier to ramp up in C and then do cool useful stuff with
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by zedshaw 15y ago
I've laid a stake in the ground for it, and will start writing it for sure in a couple of weeks. I sort of need a break after this. :-)
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by zedshaw 15y ago
Actually, I researched it quite a bit, and I found I had 300k downloads of the PDF last year, but that 150k of those were from bookmarks into the middle of the PDF. My hypothesis is that 1/2 of the readers want HTML they can bookmark, and
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by zedshaw 15y ago
Glad you're liking it, and thanks for buying it.
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by zedshaw 15y ago
Nope, I'm not writing any more Python books, instead I'm writing a book on C.
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by zedshaw 15y ago
Yeah, I changed that. I was trying to give people who bought the paper versions the PDF for free, but lulu considers "free" to mean you get it without buying the book. I've had to remove that option for now since they don't allow it. On a
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by zedshaw 15y ago
Apparently that's what BigNerdRanch does. Seriously, that just makes my inner nerd cry.
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by zedshaw 15y ago
Yeah, LPTHW isn't for you if you already know Python. I guess I would recommend Mark Lutz books, but really, if you are already proficient in Python then I'd say go out and read code and implement algorithms in Python to learn more. As for
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by zedshaw 15y ago
http://docs.python.org/tutorial/ then do: http://www.djangobook.com/en/2.0/ But, I'll also say, LPTHW is deceptively simple. Try doing it anyway, since if you know a language already you can blaze through it, and when you get to around
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by zedshaw 15y ago
The course has 8 (I might do more) videos where I go through most of the exercises and show you how to do them with tips as I go. You basically get to watch me make mistakes typing the exercises in and learn how I do it. In addition to th
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by zedshaw 15y ago
I just put that on the main site page. I've basically rewritten exercises 50,51, and 52 to have you create a web application out of the game in 41 and 42. I also rewrote 41 and 42 to be a more challenging game that's a bit more complex to
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by zedshaw 15y ago
In the 2nd Edition, I rewrote exercises 50, 51, and 52 to teach you to make a simple web app based on the game in exercise 41 and 42. I also rewrote 41 and 42 so that it's a little more complex and challenging. When you're done with the bo
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by zedshaw 15y ago
I wrote this: http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ It's free. Do this: 1. Use your current computer. It doesn't matter if you have Linux, OSX, or Windows. What matters is that, right now, you want to learn to code, so you should go l
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by zedshaw 15y ago
You'll find that this part of the book gets interpreted by different people in different ways. Some folks, usually those who've invested their life in only programming, take it offensively and assume I'm insulting them. Others who are b
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by zedshaw 15y ago
No, I'm referring to what you quoted: > Programming as a profession is only moderately interesting. Direct quote you pulled from my book and then commented on. The quote you just referenced is just what I think as my personal opini
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by zedshaw 15y ago
Must have been hard for you to get those rimmjobs on your massive hemorrhoids.
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by zedshaw 15y ago
Hey, I have to call it like I see it. I find Haskell very unusable and their base philosophy just doesn't jibe with what I know of actual software development or logic.
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by zedshaw 15y ago
Thanks, I appreciate that you liked it.
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by zedshaw 15y ago
Wait, so you link to the wikipedia page on Narcissim, then spend 9 paragraphs pontificating on my experience and how you know all about me in a way that assumes everyone cares what you think? Right, I'm the narcissist.
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by zedshaw 15y ago
I find that the hallmark of my writing is that people seem to find their own issues in reflected in what I say. This is a great example of that.
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by zedshaw 15y ago
Uh yeah, there's this thing called experience which allows me to learn a language well enough to realize it's a total load of bullshit. Haskell was exactly like that.
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by zedshaw 15y ago
I have no real idea what he's talking about, since like most pedants, what he talks about isn't really relevant to anyone but him.
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by zedshaw 15y ago
If you read what I actually wrote, instead of what you wanted to hear, you'd see that I said the profession is boring. Why would I write a book teaching people programming if I thought it was boring? Coding is awesome fun and my favorit
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by zedshaw 15y ago
> My guess is that I've been coding for longer than Zed, and I don't remember _ever_ thinking it was boring I didn't say programming was boring, I said the profession was boring. It's a good thing I didn't write the book for you, since
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by zedshaw 15y ago
I doubt you get paid comparable to your contributions to the bottom line. Or, maybe you do. :-)
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by zedshaw 15y ago
I got bored with programming so I started studying guitar. Way more fun.
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by zedshaw 15y ago
O HAI! You found an article about programmers getting respect in Silicon Valley. You totally proved me wrong, since it's exactly like Silicon Valley in...New York.

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