You can choose a custom donation and make most of your money go to the EFF. Then the top tier is just like a €24 donation to the EFF and you only really "pay" €10.30 for the actual books.
Most programming books start with tips for starters. I don't think that's a good way to do it. I want books that get into the programming techniques the pros use. What to use when building functions, how to build a proper class within the goals set. I think this is better than explaining the reserved words or other things that belong to an encyclopedia.
I think that the best way to learn programming techniques is to actually do projects and make mistakes. It is one thing to understand a design pattern in theory, and another thing to be able to use that design patterns to solve real problems. Once you get deep enough into a specialty, then look for well-regarded talks and conferences in your niche.
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solrize@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
I looked at the blurb for this and yawned. Other stuff from Humble has varied from great to crap.
xorollo@leminal.space · 12 pts · 1y
ITeeTechMonkey@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
In contrast Packt is on the crap end.
xorollo@leminal.space · 4 pts · 1y
Noughtmare@programming.dev · 5 pts · 1y
You can choose a custom donation and make most of your money go to the EFF. Then the top tier is just like a €24 donation to the EFF and you only really "pay" €10.30 for the actual books.
obbeel@lemmy.eco.br · 4 pts · 1y
Most programming books start with tips for starters. I don't think that's a good way to do it. I want books that get into the programming techniques the pros use. What to use when building functions, how to build a proper class within the goals set. I think this is better than explaining the reserved words or other things that belong to an encyclopedia.
bamboo@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
I think that the best way to learn programming techniques is to actually do projects and make mistakes. It is one thing to understand a design pattern in theory, and another thing to be able to use that design patterns to solve real problems. Once you get deep enough into a specialty, then look for well-regarded talks and conferences in your niche.
vext01@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 1y
All the good stuff is in the top tier
PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
It always is. That’s how their entire business model functions.