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Re:The most mentioned books on Stack Overflow by dragonwriter on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @01:37PM (#13600764)
> Do you truly believe that specific DP book caused that effect

I believe that it, and specific choices made in the selection and presentation of patterns in it, contributed significantly.

> The DP book is extremely dry reading and most programmers have not actually read it.

Perhaps, but the influence of a book (especially one which directly inspires other books) often extends beyond its direct readership.

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