"Part of being a good programmer is being a good thief. Stealing this code will save you a lot of programming time."
This author is referring to a piece of code contained on the CD that came with the book I'm reading. Now, however, I'm questioning the integrity of the content of the book and the author's honesty. This kind of behavior is nothing more than plagiarism and should be punishable. Why do we have copyright laws when authors of major publications are advocating such behavior? I cut my teath on mainframes in the early 80's when programmers were admired and respected; unlike today where they are viewed as weird technophiles (there's a bit of trivia for ya - who first coined that term and where?) I have not once copied anyone's code and called it my own. I have studied other people's techniques and when I found them to be useful to my own efforts I've incorporated them into my own coding. This blatant disregard for the tireless efforts of a collegue should not and cannot be tolerated. I will not purchase another text from this author. The name of author is purposely being withheld until I get a response from a personal letter I sent to this person.
Toolman.
This author is referring to a piece of code contained on the CD that came with the book I'm reading. Now, however, I'm questioning the integrity of the content of the book and the author's honesty. This kind of behavior is nothing more than plagiarism and should be punishable. Why do we have copyright laws when authors of major publications are advocating such behavior? I cut my teath on mainframes in the early 80's when programmers were admired and respected; unlike today where they are viewed as weird technophiles (there's a bit of trivia for ya - who first coined that term and where?) I have not once copied anyone's code and called it my own. I have studied other people's techniques and when I found them to be useful to my own efforts I've incorporated them into my own coding. This blatant disregard for the tireless efforts of a collegue should not and cannot be tolerated. I will not purchase another text from this author. The name of author is purposely being withheld until I get a response from a personal letter I sent to this person.
Toolman.