Title: Smirks and Curt
Product review: This book was not very good. Initially, like alot of software books, the author's smug comments were not irritating. By the end of the book they were unnerving. The biggest beef I had with this text was that the author does not offer sufficient explanations for the code examples. He assumes you can just read it and then understand it. Also, in several chapters rather than presenting the facts then illustrating them in a complex example he does exactly the opposite! This did nothing but serve to confuse the issue.The author's goal is commendable: attempt to be brief and too the point. However, unfortunately this book suffers due to little or no supporting narrative to accompany the code.The book reminds me of a professor who is teaching a beginning class but assumes you can figure out the details on your own. The professor forgets that you don't know the details yet and its his job to give them to you.I did not like this book.
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