The entire article reads as a thinly veiled diss on Zed by someone that (badly) skimmed LCTHW.
Things like:
1. Griping about format strings not being explained until it's necessary to understand them even though it's suggested that you look into them right away in the extra credit section.
2. Griping about non-existent Makefiles even though they are explained in multiple sections, one where he chose to spend time dissing on the section title instead of actually reading it and seeing that you write a makefile.
It feels like the author believes that there's a "one true way" to teach a language and that Zed's way isn't it.
I for one am grateful for alternatives to textbook-style books, be it Learn X the Hard Way or the O'Reilly Head First books.
Things like:
1. Griping about format strings not being explained until it's necessary to understand them even though it's suggested that you look into them right away in the extra credit section.
2. Griping about non-existent Makefiles even though they are explained in multiple sections, one where he chose to spend time dissing on the section title instead of actually reading it and seeing that you write a makefile.
It feels like the author believes that there's a "one true way" to teach a language and that Zed's way isn't it.
I for one am grateful for alternatives to textbook-style books, be it Learn X the Hard Way or the O'Reilly Head First books.