On 15 Sep 2013, at 09:35, doug livesey <[email protected]> wrote: > I find code examples wrapped too much, and the lack of colour is a real > disadvantage, too. > Technical books that I really need to study & grok, I buy the paper copies, > sometimes after confirming that the investment will be worth it on the kindle > (although not often
Yeah, kindles aren't great for books with source code in. I only buy books containing code in ePub and PDF formats these days. I read the ePub on my iPad mini. Code formatting is typically a lot better than on Kindle. Pinch and zoom deals with diagrams well enough, and having them handy is well worth it. It was the reason I bought an iPad in the first place. If I actually need to try code out in an editor (e.g. when learning a new language) I open the PDF next to my editor; far better (in this use case) than having to keep looking down to a paper book that's open on the desk in front of my keyboard. Admittedly, learning a new language doesn't happen very often! (I wish it did) I prefer reading on paper, but it's a lot less practical for me. And I no longer need to take five year old books down to the post office to sell them on Amazon (to make space for new ones), which is a big win. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NWRUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nwrug-members. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
