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Re: RPG redbook

On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 6:00 PM, Evan Harris <auctionitis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think I've learnt more from fixing coding errors in examples than I ever
did from cutting and pasting working code

Ah, so the errors are a deliberate ploy by the author(s) to make the
reader learn more. Clever. ;)

Ironically, one of the worst books I ever remember trying to learn from was
a book on Python.

Worst because it was TOO copy-pastable, or because it had too many
errors, or because it just didn't explain things well?

If I may ask, do you remember which book it was?

John Y.

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