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After reading a question about books every programmer should reada question about books every programmer should read, I wonder if the following should be considered obsolete:

All these books seem very old. Isn't there a difference between modern computing and what was current when those book were written?

For example, my 61-year-old teacher explains things very nicely but forgets to take into account all that has been done between when he began to teach 25 years ago and now.

Isn't the same true for those books? Aren't there any more modern books that teach principles and technologies that are closer to current practice? Or do you consider them to be useful and relevant even today?

After reading a question about books every programmer should read, I wonder if the following should be considered obsolete:

All these books seem very old. Isn't there a difference between modern computing and what was current when those book were written?

For example, my 61-year-old teacher explains things very nicely but forgets to take into account all that has been done between when he began to teach 25 years ago and now.

Isn't the same true for those books? Aren't there any more modern books that teach principles and technologies that are closer to current practice? Or do you consider them to be useful and relevant even today?

After reading a question about books every programmer should read, I wonder if the following should be considered obsolete:

All these books seem very old. Isn't there a difference between modern computing and what was current when those book were written?

For example, my 61-year-old teacher explains things very nicely but forgets to take into account all that has been done between when he began to teach 25 years ago and now.

Isn't the same true for those books? Aren't there any more modern books that teach principles and technologies that are closer to current practice? Or do you consider them to be useful and relevant even today?

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After reading a question about books every programmer should read, I wonder if the following should be considered obsolete:

All these books seem very old. Isn't there a difference between modern computing and what was current when those book were written?

For example, my 61-year-old teacher explains things very nicely but forgets to take ininto account all that has been done between when he began to teach 25 years ago and now.

Isn't the same true for those books? Aren't there any more modern books that teach principles and technologies that are closer to current practice? Or do you consider them to be useful and relevant even today?

After reading a question about books every programmer should read, I wonder if the following should be considered obsolete:

All these books seem very old. Isn't there a difference between modern computing and what was current when those book were written?

For example, my 61-year-old teacher explains things very nicely but forgets to take in account all that has been done between when he began to teach 25 years ago and now.

Isn't the same true for those books? Aren't there any more modern books that teach principles and technologies that are closer to current practice? Or do you consider them to be useful and relevant even today?

After reading a question about books every programmer should read, I wonder if the following should be considered obsolete:

All these books seem very old. Isn't there a difference between modern computing and what was current when those book were written?

For example, my 61-year-old teacher explains things very nicely but forgets to take into account all that has been done between when he began to teach 25 years ago and now.

Isn't the same true for those books? Aren't there any more modern books that teach principles and technologies that are closer to current practice? Or do you consider them to be useful and relevant even today?

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Do you consider those good Is there an expiration date for well regarded, but old programming books obsoleteon programming?

After reading a question about books every programmer should read, I wonder if the following should be considered obsolete:

All these books seem very old. Isn't there a difference between modern computing and what was current when those book were written?

Do you think the "cloud" is a fad or the future? Do you think it changes what we should learn? Shouldn't we take into account the developments of the last 20 years? Should the current emphasis on multiplatform development multiplatform development (see phonegap) change what we learn today?

MyFor example, my 61 y.o.-year-old teacher explains things very nicely but forgets to take in account all that has been done between when he began to teach 25 years ago and now. When students get out of university, they are supposed to be real developers and be able to work immediately, but based on this type of education, they may not know that a PC can handle more than one website!

Isn't the same true for those books? AreAren't there any more modern books that teach principles and technologies that are closer to current practice? Or do you consider them to be useful and relevant even today?

Do you consider those good but old programming books obsolete?

After reading a question about books every programmer should read, I wonder if the following should be considered obsolete:

All these books seem very old. Isn't there a difference between modern computing and what was current when those book were written?

Do you think the "cloud" is a fad or the future? Do you think it changes what we should learn? Shouldn't we take into account the developments of the last 20 years? Should the current emphasis on multiplatform development multiplatform development (see phonegap) change what we learn today?

My 61 y.o. teacher explains things very nicely but forgets to take in account all that has been done between when he began to teach 25 years ago and now. When students get out of university, they are supposed to be real developers and be able to work immediately, but based on this type of education, they may not know that a PC can handle more than one website!

Isn't the same true for those books? Are there any more modern books that teach principles and technologies that are closer to current practice? Or do you consider them to be useful and relevant even today?

Is there an expiration date for well regarded, but old books on programming?

After reading a question about books every programmer should read, I wonder if the following should be considered obsolete:

All these books seem very old. Isn't there a difference between modern computing and what was current when those book were written?

For example, my 61-year-old teacher explains things very nicely but forgets to take in account all that has been done between when he began to teach 25 years ago and now.

Isn't the same true for those books? Aren't there any more modern books that teach principles and technologies that are closer to current practice? Or do you consider them to be useful and relevant even today?

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