From: Michael Ulm <michael.ulm@...>
Date: 2004-12-15T17:42:49+09:00
Subject: Re: Recommened readings?

John Wilger wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 00:35:58 +0900, Gavri Savio Fernandez
> <gavrif@virtusa.com> wrote:
> 
>>No. It's the whole book. I have felt the same way, that the book is choppy at times and
>>lacks continuity between chapters....Hope I'm not commiting sacrilege here...I was just
>>so glad that someone else felt the same way that I had to nod in agreement :)
> 
> 
> 2nd edition seemed to be a bit better in that regard, IMHO. Also, I
> think part of that "feeling" comes from reading the first edition
> online (at least for me).

I bought the dead tree variant before I encountered the online version.
The printed book was definitely smoother reading, while I agree that the
computerized version feels choppy. The reference section on "Built in
Classes and Methods" however is better reading online. All in all, it
is interesting to see the how different presenting methods influence
the reading experience.


Michael

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