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From: Ashton Fagg <ashton@fagg.id.au>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:16:42 +1000
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On 21 December 2011 20:06, DJC <djc@news.invalid> wrote:
>
> In which case the most important thing is the quality of the book as a
> text on Programming. If you find the the author's style to your taste,
> then use that book rather than struggle with a text based on a recent
> version that you personally find unreadable.

This is very good advice.

-- 
Ashton Fagg
E-mail: ashton@fagg.id.au
Web: http://www.fagg.id.au/~ashton/

Keep calm and call Batman.