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Re:Algorithms by Jeff Erickson by dkarp on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @08:29AM (#26077185)
They weren’t attacking the author. It’s a valid argument regardless of the cost of the book. Free doesn’t mean you can’t criticize anything.
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Re:Algorithms by Jeff Erickson by macintux on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @08:40AM (#26077288)
There was an accusatory, hostile tone that I personally found off-putting and not worthy of an HN discussion.

asicsp’s comment[1] was much more useful and neutral.

1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26074429

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Re:Algorithms by Jeff Erickson by cinntaile on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @08:51AM (#26077396)
He stated his experiences with mathematics and computer sciences books and provides arguments for why he thinks this is not a good approach. I really can't see where he is being hostile or accusatory?
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Re:Algorithms by Jeff Erickson by chapium on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @09:26AM (#26077810)
Tone policing on a textual medium isn't helpful either.
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