Post #1375584
2026-02-22 16:50 UTC
Today, I mostly use a web search to find the documentation I know (e.g. Python libraries), but not by heart. (Yes, I am looking at you, datetime!) That is a time saver, but I could have that documentation locally just as well. Sometimes a StackOverflow answer is helpful, too. But I still know what I am doing, I promise! (2/3)
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@jyrgenn@mas.to 2026-02-22 16:50
For me, documentation on the web has effectively replaced books — printed language/system manuals anyway, and StackOverflow has also taken the place of books like e.g. Tom Christiansen’s excellent Perl Cookbock. But I don't know if there is a really good online replacement for textbooks like W. R. Stevens’s excellent TCP/IP Illustrated or Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment. (I have lots of that stuff. Any takers in Berlin?) (3/3)