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		gesman on Jan 12, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Best development book I've read, has no code in it General subject is correct: the more code is pasted in the book - the lesser value it usually is. These 1,200 page overpriced heavy monsters in a bookstore are usually sheer waste of paper.

mixedbit on Jan 12, 2014 [–]

Here are few examples of great 1000+ pages books with lots of code. Though reading them is much more effort than reading a self-help book: http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Environment-Addison-Wesley... http://www.amazon.com/TCP-IP-Illustrated-Implementation-Vol/... http://www.amazon.com/Physically-Based-Rendering-Second-Edit...

michaelwww on Jan 12, 2014 | [–]

O'Reilly, C# 5.0 In A Nutshell http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920023951.do

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