Why I Read Technical Books
Back to books. I suppose the original reason is that when I first got started with computing in the mid-1990s, Internet access was not yet common in the home. Books were the only resource available to me. Buying (or checking out) a book became my default method of picking up a new topic. Even now that most information can be pieced together from free online resources, I still prefer reading technical books over other types of resources to learn new subjects. Here’s some reasons why. Complete Unlike The Web, you can read all of a book. When I reach the last page of a book, I can feel confident that I’ve been exposed to all the material it contained. (I may not understand it all yet, but I’ve seen it.) An expert has filled a book with information and I’ve seen every word…
