Most developers I know barely have time to read really huge tomes... how long are these books?
J.Ja
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It would be interesting to know. I myself have tons of books which I never read entirely. I mostly use them as reference for when something comes up and I have no idea of what I am doing, lol....
Well, as I say in the article, Programming WCF is just over six hundred pages while Learning WCF is just under six hundred so they are similar in size. With most technical books, you don't always have to read it cover to cover, but concentrate on areas where you have questions.
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Sorry, I missed that! When I got curious about it, I scolled through the article quickly, looking for the pattern "\d+" with my eyes. A quick usability tip is to write out numerical facts in digits, not words, so people scanning the article for facts can find them more easily (http://www.useit.com/alertbox/writing-numbers.html).
600 words is a bit much to read, at this point in my life, it takes a month to get through a 200 page novel. But it does sound like these books could be good reference guides.
J.Ja
Sorry, I missed that! When I got curious about it, I scolled through the article quickly, looking for the pattern "\d+" with my eyes. A quick usability tip is to write out numerical facts in digits, not words, so people scanning the article for facts can find them more easily (http://www.useit.com/alertbox/writing-numbers.html).
600 words is a bit much to read, at this point in my life, it takes a month to get through a 200 page novel. But it does sound like these books could be good reference guides.
J.Ja
The sign of a true programming is the "\d+" comment, but using digits as opposed to words is a point well taken.
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