Hi Jake,
On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 5:02 AM, DJ <ja...@arqux.com> wrote: > This all led me to consider purchasing the book Mastering CMake. However, > reviews on Amazon are generally very critical of the book. It is indeed > expensive. Should I bother to shell out for it, or do others here share this > negative evaluation of it? I don't want to waste my money. I've purchased the book (the older edition) and it is fine. I mean, I'm a bit old-school and do prefer a printed book. Online docs seem more of an excuse to easily swap between reading and a distraction (i.e. Facebook) -- but that's just me. Indeed, it is similar to the online manuals. And those will get updated with each subsequent version; a book will not (e-book or on paper). I had a hard time getting into CMake and the book isn't written like a tutorial. I mean, it explains the first few steps and then jumps to a reference book (I don't have it with me, but this is from memory). I guess there is value in having a CMake book that is entirely a tutorial or even one of "recipes" -- Mastering CMake (as far as I can remember) isn't that. For that, you'd probably have to use the Web... Ray PS: I don't regret buying the book. At the time, I was really stuck and overwhelmed by the online documentation. Having it printed made it a bit easier for me. Each person learns differently, but skimming over the Amazon comments, they seem accurate. Of course, buy the latest edition if you end up buying. -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake
