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Head First Design Patterns |
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2006-12-18 09:13:46 |
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ralph
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Someone once said "The first victim of War is truth". I like to turn this around when commenting on technological education and say "The first victim of expertise is perspective". Time and time again I read things written by "experts" wherein it is abundantly clear that the person doing the writing/speaking knows exactly what they're talking about. Unfortunately, they've completely forgotten what it was like to "not know" and they are at a loss as to how to communicate/teach their subject to the uninitiated.
This is the feeling I get when reading this book. The author(s)'s credentials are impeccable. There seems to be an implied level of previous knowledge which is assumed on the part of the author - as if the book is intended as a review for those folks who already know this stuff.
I didn't buy the book (a mistake) because I already know this stuff. I bought the book because I don't and wanted to learn.
A lot of the language reads like goobledegook. There seem to be MANY assumptions of prior knowledge and you know what the wise man said about what happens when you ASSUME.
Very disappointing. I wuldn't even give it one star except that's the lowest rating available.
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"One of the funniest and smartest books on software design I've ever read."
--Aaron LaBerge, VP Technology, ESPN.com
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dead last, December 19 2006
Submitted by Anonymous Reader [Respond | View]
The constantly changing fonts (some of them cartoonish), font sizes and styles may have seemed like a "cute" approach at first but they quickly become annoying. Some pages have the look of a "Ransom Note" made up of bits and pieces cut and pasted from all kinds of sources. This has never been considered a good design paradigm by anyone, anywhere. Pretty sad for a book on DESIGN patterns.
