On Fri, Aug 11, 2000 at 12:37:05PM -0500, Elaine -HFB- Ashton wrote:
> I don't know many hard core language
> textbooks these days...almost all of them are trade.
Excuse me?
Here's a list of *categories* of CS textbooks on just one publisher's site.
There are a few dozen other categories of textbooks (yes, this is a
textbook publisher, and this is their textbook site).
Are you saying that these aren't hardcore because you don't like
them? That these are trade simply because they're softcover (and
are therefore not textbooks)? That they're trade because they're
sold at your local neighborhood B&N? Or are you saying that you're
not a textbook buyer or otherwise not in the market for CS textbooks?
At this point, you're confusing the issue and just generally wasting time.
I honestly don't know what point you're trying to make.
I *thought* this was a discussion about why more Java books are outselling
Perl books. The sample below shows how many different areas Java
books are being published (and purchased) compared to Perl books, and
it also illustrates a breadth of content for Java unmatched
within Perl.[1,2,3]
Z.
PS: Perhaps one or two Scheme books are lurking below. I can't seem
to find them. C++ seems to be the most popular language here.
[1] Some of these, like Data Structures don't seem to make sense in
the context of Perl for technical reasons. I have yet to see
a "Compiler Implementation in Perl" anywhere, and that's
probably as quixotic.
[2] Yes, there's Jon/John/Jarkko's Algorithms book, but that doesn't
seem to be purchased as a college textbook.
[3] There are many good intro to Perl books, and most of them are
not published by O'Reilly. :-) But is there a
"Perl Programming for Engineers"? There's a Java one...
http://www.aw.com/cs/
Introduction to Programming (CS1)
C++--Intro to Programming/CS1
Java--Intro to Programming/CSI
C--Intro to Programming/CS1
Visual BASIC--Programming
Visual C++ - Programming
Ada--Intro to Programming/CSI
Pascal--Programming
Delphi - Intro to Programming
Other Introductory Programming Courses
C--Programming for Engineers
C++--Programming for Engineers
C++--Programming for Business
C++--Programming for Technology
Computer Science for Engineers
Java--Programming for Engineers
Data Structures (CS2)
C++--Data Structures/CS2
Java--Data Structures/CS2
C--Data Structures/CS2
Ada--Data Structures/CS2
Pascal--Data Structures/CS2
Turbo Pascal--Data Structures CS2
Data Structures
Algorithms/Advanced Data Structures (CS7)
C++--Algorithms/Advanced Data Structures
Java--Algorithms/Advanced Data Structures
C--Algorithms/Advanced Data Structures
C++--Algorithms
Java--Algorithms
C--Algorithms
Algorithms
Other Data Structure Courses
