Re: Reference manuals vs. tutorials
David Delony wrote:
I've noticed that I'm starting to prefer reference manuals when
learning new languages over tutorials. It appears to me that the more
experienced programmers share this preference. Given the legendary
terseness of the Unix manpages, I suppose that programmers like
concision. Most of the tutorials seem too basic for my skills. I know
what a variable is and I know what a loop is. Just give me the diffs!
Real Programmers don't anything except the sources. You mean you
actually /need/ documentation.
:-)
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