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by rramadass 638 days ago
Let the authors deal with it; it doesn't concern us here.

What i am looking for is a discussion of the contents in the book which they have kindly made available for free (the book is expensive).

PS: I am always very appreciative and thankful of people who make their knowledge/books/software available for free and am sure they would like us to focus on the core contents rather than ancillary issues (which they doubtless are aware of and cleared with publishers).

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It very clearly does concern us… hence the thread.

FWIW I’m only familiar with the term “pragmatic programmer” because of the book. I don’t think I’ve ever heard it in any other context.

When I saw the post I thought it was written by the same author.

The point is; "it doesn't have to".
Honestly, I only clicked into this thread because I associated the phrase "The Pragmatic Programmer" with the famous book, and if it's not by the same people, I am less interested in their content specifically because of the "borrowed"(stolen?) term.
All your assumptions/preconceived notions are only keeping you from good Knowledge.
It's possible, however I've already wasted time with a click based on the book title, and based on that I would prefer not to give the authors any more of my time regardless of missing out.
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