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The very FIRST book to read for a total noob programmer?

Asked by billy5000 : 14 June 2011 - 06:51 AM

Answered by Entropologist : Jun 14 2011 11:40 AM
You want Learning Perl from O'Reilly. It doesn't matter (much) what your first language is, so long as you learn it well. This book steps you through Perl and gets you started. Later, you c... full answer >
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DocBook Video Tutorial 1 – Setting up Xcode 4 and SVN

By VandadNP : 16 April 2011 - 07:31 AM
In this video, I will show you how you can set up your environment for writing books using DocBook on Mac OS X. This is the first video in the series of 4 videos that I'm preparing, showing author...
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Buying the brand new MacBook Pro. Announced on February 24th 2011

By VandadNP : 24 February 2011 - 03:29 PM
So apple announced they have made new MacBook Pros. Having a MBP myself, I was keen to see what the specifications were and how Apple improved this machine which already was a beast. So here is the de...
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How does a harmless kid's toy become a menacing weapon?

By Travwha : 04 February 2011 - 11:46 AM
In the hands of Badass LEGO Guns author Martin Hüdepohl!
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How to register an O'Reilly book translated into other language?

By NetRat.eu : 25 January 2011 - 11:23 AM
Just find out the ISBN of the book in English. It's somewhere in the very beginning of the translated book. For example, here's the place where the original ISBN is situated in my 'Linux. ...
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What is the method behind the O'Reilly book cover color scheming?

Asked by sccottt : 12 January 2011 - 03:12 PM

Answered by edie1 : Jan 13 2011 10:11 AM
The colors are linked to the topics. Here's a general color key: Web Design/Development: Teal Programming: Magenta Perl: Turquoise blue Java: Dark purple Apple: Light purple System and Network Ad... full answer >
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What makes a good technical book good?

Asked by marsee : 16 November 2009 - 10:47 AM

Answered by cspurgeon : Nov 17 2009 10:22 AM
Technical books often have to serve two different and sometimes conflicting functions...acting as a guide to learning the technology and as a reference. As a guide the book needs to take a progressi... full answer >
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