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  • Why are computer programming books so poorly written?

    From Adam Jensen@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 14 20:03:59 2017
    Why are computer programming books so poorly written?

    Are any technical communication adepts interested in a systematic study
    of the pathologies and epidemiology of fail in mainstream programming
    books?

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  • From Nathan Gilbert@21:1/5 to Adam Jensen on Thu Jan 19 03:56:32 2023
    Adam Jensen <hanzer@riseup.net> wrote:
    Why are computer programming books so poorly written?

    Are any technical communication adepts interested in a systematic study
    of the pathologies and epidemiology of fail in mainstream programming
    books?

    Have you spoken to many computer programmers??

    (Yes, I know this post is years old, but I've had this same thought)

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