On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:03 PM, Tyler Littlefield <[email protected]> wrote:
> o no, I contradicted you. I'm really sorry if that bothers you, but you
> shouldn't mislead newer programmers in to thinking that you have the only
> book list available, and they must now rush to the store and buy the books
> *you* recommended. First, I didn't say they had to read the standards to
> learn c++ or c. I just stated the fact that they don't "need" to read the
> books you provided in your welcome message.
Those books aren't just ones Thomas picked out, they are a list
recommended by many people on this list as ones considered the best
references available. Many people come in asking questions that arise
from the "Learn C++ in 21 Days" kind of books, and they are probably
some of the worst books out there.
-- Brett
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