I won't speak to the specifics of the Wrox book, but I will give you this insight into how hard it is to avoid typos. I wrote my book, Programming C# over the course of eight months. We then edited for five months. We edited it again and again, with multiple editors reviewing it. I know that at least 8 people read every word. When the book was ready, I was sent proofs and at least four of us scoured the proofs. In addition, at least 4 people tried every line of code. Nonetheless, I found nearly 2 dozen errors once the book was printed. Most were very minor, but it is painful to realize how difficult it is to get it 100% right.
-j ------------------------------- Jesse Liberty, President Liberty Associates, Inc. http://www.LibertyAssociates.com Author: Programming C#, Programming ASP.NET -----Original Message----- From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Janssen Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 11:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Wrox A few typos here or there is no big deal. But the first edition of "Profession C#" didn't seem like it was even looked at by an editor. I stopped reading after a few chapters because the typos and grammatical errors were so irrating. Makes me wonder about the validity of the code samples. I've read similiar comments about other Wrox books on bookpool.com. Because of this I have not purchased any more Wrox books. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
