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by philomath_mn 1428 days ago
This is why I'd never read a book to learn a framework or API. For me, reading is all about learning those core lessons that apply equally well across the decades (Code Complete was great for this).

Whenever I think about consuming information, I always first consider the half-life of that information (another reason why I rarely spend time keeping up on the news).