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Do people still use Dictionaries..


I have many Dictionaries and Technical Books (Commputer Language Books) Some of them were very expensive (?30-?40)


But is there any use for them. Most Technical information is available on line.

Im talking about 20+ such books.. I don't know what to do with them.. They are in good condition but I no longer use them.


DulwichFox

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Programming books tend to become obsolete fairly quickly (even C and C++ have evolved in recent

> years).


K&R still seems to be the C programmers book of choice, and I had a copy of that at uni back in the 80's

miga Wrote:

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> Some programming books like K&R assume "classic"

> status. What books are you looking to get rid of

> Fox?


Here is a selection..




Publisher Title Author Original

Price


Microsoft Access2000 at a glance 14.99


WROX Begining JavaScript 1020 pages Paul Wilton 30.99


WROX VBScript Programmers Reference 21.99


WROX Excel 2000 VBA John Green 17.99



Peachit JavaScript for The World Wide Web Tom Negrino 14.99

Press


Osborne C/C++ Herbert Shildt 17.99


SAMS C++ in 24 Hours (CD) Jesse Liberty 21.99


SAMS Java Server Pages in 24 Hours (CD)


Apress Begining JSP2 Peter den Hann 25.00


Microsoft Troubleshooting Access Databases 97-2000 14.99




DulwichFox

Looks a bit like a menu, with region of provenance, suggested drinks and price. All served on a slate or chopping board....



DulwichFox Wrote:

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> miga Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Some programming books like K&R assume

> "classic"

> > status. What books are you looking to get rid

> of

> > Fox?

>

> Here is a selection..

>

>

>

> Publisher Title

> Author Original

>

> Price

>

> Microsoft Access2000 at a glance

> 14.99

>

> WROX Begining JavaScript 1020 pages

> Paul Wilton 30.99

>

> WROX VBScript Programmers Reference

> 21.99

>

> WROX Excel 2000 VBA

> John Green 17.99

>

>

> Peachit JavaScript for The World Wide Web

> Tom Negrino 14.99

> Press

>

> Osborne C/C++

> Herbert Shildt 17.99

>

> SAMS C++ in 24 Hours (CD)

> Jesse Liberty 21.99

>

> SAMS Java Server Pages in 24 Hours (CD)

>

>

> Apress Begining JSP2

> Peter den Hann 25.00

>

> Microsoft Troubleshooting Access Databases

> 97-2000 14.99

>

>

>

> DulwichFox

Google them.


You can see what sort of price they might fetch second hand.


If worth while and you need the money, put them on eBay or Amazon.


Otherwise, take them to one of the local charity shops. Or advertise them for free on here.


I hardly ever use dictionaries or this kind of reference book any more, and I've given most of mine away. I just look online. It's much quicker :)

Those types of books do have a short lifetime, don't they. Send them on their way in the blue, plastic hearse. That's what I do. If I feel particularly attached to a specific technical training or reference book (it does happen), I cut out the most interesting page and keep that rather than the whole tome.

I realise these books have very little value... but were invaluable to me when I aquired them...


I just hate waste and throwing things away.. I am a terrible hoarder.. I'm a hopeless case..


I have started to clear my house of all the clutter. I have just found a reciept for my first ever car insurance.

30th NoVember. 1970. ?17.00 T.P.F.T. It was just lying around in my living room. 46 years.. and I have moved 3 times

since then. lol.


I am trying to go Minimalistic


Foxy

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