Hey Mike,
Lighten up a bit, eh? As far as having the money for books; no, I'm not
rich and yes, I've also checked pretty good books out from my local library.
Remember, there's usually more than just one path to any given point - what
might seem the straight path to one person, may seem like climbing Mt.
Everest to another.
another Mike
p.s. "There is safety in a multitude of counselors."
Mike Corbeil wrote:
> Michael Holt wrote:
>
> > On the contrary, I've used quite a few 'xxx for dummies' books, and they
> > give you a great start on a topic in simple language (not everyone has a
> > computer science degree). I do agree that O'Reilly books are great to.
> > Personally, I like to go down to the local Barnes & Noble (or
> > equivalent) and sit down in the Unix / Linux section and start sifting
> > through books. What I've found is that seldom does one book cover
> > everything that you need to know; 'Running Linux' from O'Reilly is a
> > great book, but I also have Linux 6 unleashed from Sams, Linux in a
> > nutshell (also from O'Reilly) and a few others. My advice is to decide
> > what you want to know about, then try to find the topic at the
> > bookstore. I usually need to gleen info from a few different books
> > before I feel comfortable with the answer that I've come up with.
>
> Not all are rich and books aren't cheap. This is why I don't bother with
> programming for dummies books, and I don't think that a cs degree makes a
> huge difference. After all, we didn't start with programming for dummies
> books in the first courses in school.
>
> However, if people are rich and can afford all the books they want, then
> what the heck. Not everyone has that luxury, though.
>
> mike
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