Mahesh Kedari wrote:Guys, you might be confusing Clarence. with such a big discussion on this topic..
Clarence, go for this.
Start with hello world program (Almost 80% programmers start with the same program, dont know why )
Use google if you dont have money, there are many free resources for beginners available on net...
Also you can use Google Books with limited view so, you can read quality books, without piracy.
Clarence Blumstein wrote:I have no money to buy the book now
Ernest Friedman-Hill wrote:Then you'll need to wait.
Gaurav Raje wrote:
Clarence Blumstein wrote:I have no money to buy the book now
Ernest Friedman-Hill wrote:Then you'll need to wait.
I know i might offend quite a few people and souls on this forum by this reply, but here is something you can do. Try mailing the author of the book. Let them know that you are sorry that you have to resort to piracy in order to purchase a book. Also, consider this piracy as a loan which you have taken from the authors and publishers.
SCJA
When I die, I want people to look at me and say "Yeah, he might have been crazy, but that was one zarkin frood that knew where his towel was."
David Newton wrote:I guess my response would be that if they have access to the internet, there are more legitimate means of education available... but I'm kind of on the fence about it.
The bottom line is that if I couldn't afford educational materials, I would go to great lengths to get them, including theft of e-materials. I would not be *proud* of it, and I would give back in whatever way I could (contribution to said materials, additional documentation, open-source projects, whatever). But I would exhaust legitimate means before I went that far--and there is a *lot* of free material available.
There is a big disparity in income and access to training materials, and this is a Bad Thing.
SCJA
When I die, I want people to look at me and say "Yeah, he might have been crazy, but that was one zarkin frood that knew where his towel was."
W. Joe Smith wrote:
To me, this is the same as taking a new car from a car lot and leaving a note saying "Sorry, needed a ride. IOU price of the car."
Gaurav Raje wrote:I know i might offend quite a few people and souls on this forum by this reply, but here is something you can do. Try mailing the author of the book. Let them know that you are sorry that you have to resort to piracy in order to purchase a book.
I take your point, but somehow the thread has naturally taken up another interesting topic. I think I shall leave it.W. Joe Smith wrote: . . . I really think this conversation is going to hijack this thread. . . .
Gaurav Raje wrote:as for the abundant free online tutorials available.... Well, i would agree with it. But dont you think it is a little unfair. People with money end up getting the best resources(which they can easily afford). Extend their knowledge, become better. Poor people have to spend a looot of time searching for everything.
It might probably be difficult to imagine for people who always had the resources to buy books. Ethics are easy to follow if you have the resources and options. They become significantly difficult otherwise
SCJA
When I die, I want people to look at me and say "Yeah, he might have been crazy, but that was one zarkin frood that knew where his towel was."
W. Joe Smith wrote:
If someone has a computer I have a hard time believing they can't legally acquire the book.
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