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by jimktrains2 4769 days ago
That page seems sketchy. I wanted to see a bit more about the book. Does it teach programming or is it an ABC book? Also, I was suspicious of the Google shortened link for the Amazon link. I'm sure the author just wants some analytics, but it just felt off.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/1489... is what I was hoping was on the front page, a picture from inside the book, to help explain what the book is. From the "Look inside" link on Amazon, I feel like the author touches on concepts, but doesn't really explain them, but then goes into implementation details in various languages.
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gohrt 4769 days ago
Do you avoid Google, Yahoo, Bing, Amazon, and Facebook, who also track outgoing links?
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jimktrains2 4766 days ago
It's not about tracking outbound links, it's that I just associate "buy now!" and shortened urls to be a bit sketchy.
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