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Re: Ask O'Reilly for a new edition to REALbasic: The DefinitiveGuide

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Subject: Re: Ask O'Reilly for a new edition to REALbasic: The DefinitiveGuide
From: "Keith Hutchison" <keith dot hutchison at balance-infosystems dot com>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 09:15:02 +1000
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References: <BD5B252F dot 149CD1%chuckbo at hinkles dot us>
One of the biggest advantages of pdfs is you can turn the words into sound.

Keith

> In regards to why I would buy the book (instead of just relying on
> magazines, web articles, newsgroups, etc):
>   1) I like having one item to carry around, though I've simulated it
> somewhat by printing the articles I like and putting them in a notebook.
>   2) To me, perhaps the biggest advantage is that books offer a
consistency
> of voice and a logical path, chapter to chapter. Magazines, to me, are
> better suited to teach one specific technique or topic, and the articles
> have to make assumptions about what you may or may not already know. The
> book author can write a chapter and expect you to know what he's already
> covered in earlier chapters.
>
> chuck
>
>
> > I would buy a new edition of Matt's book the day it came out.  It's a
> > great reference, it's nice to have another viewpoint on things, and
> > he covers stuff that's either missing or skimmed over in the official
> > docs.
> >
>
>
>
> ||  Chuck Hinkle  [INTJ]
> ||  chuckbo at hinkles dot us
> ||  <http://www.hinkles.us/chuckbo/>
> ||
> ||  "Perception is usually more persuasive than reality."
>
>
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