Publishing

Enjoy Some Steamed Rice

Anne Rice recently flipped out on Amazon.Com, writing an egomaniacal rant in response to customer reviews of Blood Canticle:First off, let me say that this is addressed only to some of you, who have posted outrageously negative comments here, and not to all. You are interrogating this text from the wrong perspective. Indeed, you aren't even reading it. You are projecting your own limitations on it. And you are giving a whole new meaning to the words "wide readership." And you have strained my ... (read more)

2004/10/11

Java 2 in 24 Hours Panned

Just read an old review by Pan Pantziarka shredding Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours, my beginner's Java book last revised in 2002.By the end of the book, assuming you haven't been stunned into a coma by the author's humor (yep, it's a US thang), you'll have a very superficial view of Java programming. What you won't have is the knowledge or the insight to produce anything useful.Mommy.This book, which has done well with new-to-Java novices, will occasionally receive a total ass-kicking ... (read more)

2004/10/08