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
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
- 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