Zed Shaw is Writing A Book Teaching Beginner Python
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Zed Shaw is Writing A Book Teaching Beginner Python
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#2I suggest reading the nascent PDF that he's posted, it's very good in some ways, less good in others, but if Zed keeps it up and is willing to have others help shape his voice, then this could end up as a very valuable project.
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#3From the book: "You might not really learn
“programming” from this book, but you will learn the foundation skills you need to start learning the language. "
This is good. There is a place for books like these.
If nothing else, he is at least following-up his "DiveIntoPython is crap" words with concrete action.
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#4Mr. Shaw, i am once again impressed. This is not the first time I've seen Zed Shaw rant about something he dislikes and then goes off and attempts to fix it.
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#5I could have called this yesterday, after the spat on twitter, that he's going to write one. Soldier on Zed.
Re: Zed Shaw is Writing A Book Teaching Beginner Python
#6So is that why he was trashing Dive Into Python? Trying to discredit the competition?
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#7So is that why he was trashing Dive Into Python? Trying to discredit the competition?
No he trashed DiP first, and then was inspired to work on something better. I'm not thrilled with the way he expressed his dislike for DiP, but good on him for working on an alternative.
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#8So is that why he was trashing Dive Into Python? Trying to discredit the competition?
Get the story from the horse's mouth: http://oppugn.us/posts/1272050135.html
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#10Mr. Shaw, i am once again impressed. This is not the first time I've seen Zed Shaw rant about something he dislikes and then goes off and attempts to fix it.
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