Rating: 

I have no idea why people would want to trash this book here. It explains everything and is a good read, if you can believe a programming book could be fun to read.

An example of what I mean is that as the text goes from simple to complex .. things are introduced ... their simplicity makes you say ".. but what would happen if x ..." and then the next chapter will have a section expounding on the last one including that complexity that you thought you were missing.

It is a beginners book so some who are advanced might feel they are being babied ... this isnt a full reference manual. But actually the text is quite ambitious in scope .. it explains a great deal of programming related stuff with succinct one liners in the first chapters.

Also it is a little outdated. In one of the chapters he writes " .. more and more computers have graphics now" ... whoa that is sooo early ninetees.

The only thing missing is some answers to the exercises for a reader who isn't working through it with a class or teacher.

THE END.