Subj : Re: coding books
To   : Tony Summerfelt
From : Scott Adams
Date : Sun Nov 02 2003 12:14 am

 -=> Quoting Tony Summerfelt to Scott Adams <=-

 TS> i'd say. at that point the only reason in bundling a cd with a book
 TS> is to jack up the price...
 
 SA>      True enough.  I remember way back when coding books got started
 SA>      back around '93/'94 and you had to type in all the code :<

 TS> i started picking up programming books around '87. sometimes you were
 TS> lucky and could get the source via a company bbs (i was able to do
 TS> it...once) but for the most part  you were typing...

 TS> if you couldn't touch type you were at a real disadvantage...to this
 TS> day i'm glad i stuck out my typing course even though i was one of the
 TS> only 2 guys in the class...

     hehe..I only read 2 programming books.  Most of the 26 odd
     languages I know is either taught from college or self taught.
     Probably 8 or so are self taught. But the first was a ancient
     Basic book that had TONS of games in it to type in.  Wasn't
     really a programming tutorial but just a games book.  Back
     in the '80s I typed them all up.  Then a few years back a
     learn Java in 21 days since I had to learn it in litterally
     less than 21 days :)  Usually I spend a few months learning
     the language but didn't have time.  As to typing back in HS
     I took typing back in the 11th grade way back in the '80s.
     Back then computers just came out and typing was slowly
     becoming more hip for guys :).  Byt then I knew I was going
     to be programming so took the class for my own benfit.  Back
     then was at 96 Wpm. Now down to maybe 79-80.  When I'm coding
     I can do fast or when typing letters but other stuff it can
     be slower.  






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