Re: [lopsa-discuss] I hate to throw things away, I suppose

2013-09-27 Thread Brandon Allbery
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Shrdlu wrote: > As an aside, why is it that Microsoft writes (to be kind) less than > wonderful operating systems, and yet their books on them are some of > the best you can buy. Code Complete is a work of art. > Because MSR is largely separate from the commerci

Re: [lopsa-discuss] I hate to throw things away, I suppose

2013-09-27 Thread Shrdlu
On 9/27/2013 6:59 AM, Lawrence K. Chen, P.Eng. wrote: (I wrote) How many 18 year old technical books still have useful information that pertains to what you do on a day to day basis? Having just cleaned out most of my library, I can tell you that the number is vanishingly small. I've been thi

Re: [lopsa-discuss] I hate to throw things away, I suppose

2013-09-27 Thread Lawrence K. Chen, P.Eng.
- Original Message - > I think the most amazing thing about it is how useful most of the > information still is. How many 18 year old technical books still have > useful information that pertains to what you do on a day to day > basis? > Having just cleaned out most of my library, I can t