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chc on Oct 10, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why programming languages?

Programming books are by and large read by programmers. Complaining that the foreword doesn't sell programming well enough is like complaining that Hawking's papers don't contain enough cheerleading for first-grade science students.

j_baker on Oct 10, 2010 [–]

The author wasn't complaining about not selling programming. He was complaining about not selling languages.

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