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A comment on How to Be a Programmer: A Short, Comprehensive, and Personal Summary (2002) [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:How to Be a Programmer: A Short, Comprehensive, and Perso... by walshemj on Saturday December 22, 2018 @06:51PM (#18743253)
And your point is?
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Re:How to Be a Programmer: A Short, Comprehensive, and Perso... by jimmaswell on Saturday December 22, 2018 @07:02PM (#18743310)
What is yours? The point of the comment you're replying to is obvious. They provided some specific criticism of the material.
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Re:How to Be a Programmer: A Short, Comprehensive, and Perso... by walshemj on Saturday December 22, 2018 @08:59PM (#18743896)
I was using a rhetorical device - all I saw was an anonymous complaint about grammar and no real substantive critique with know examples?
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