This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------29589B3988DF422085F74694 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit patrick hennebery wrote: <snip> > > (which is probably why our Amazon sales rank is trending towards > > infinity. Sigh) > > > > > > Dave > > > > Its a lot harder to even imagine not buying a book when you actually talk to an author of the book and he puts on such a puppy dog face like that ;-). I feel bad for only ordering one, now. > > Patrick Hennebery Well, here, this will make you feel better! Since, as you commented, you are teaching yourself to program, and, since, Dave didn't mention it, I'll recommend Dave and Andrew's first book to you: "The Pragmatic Programmer" (http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/ppbook/index.shtml). It contains bunches of great practices and ways to refine your craft as a developer. I wish I'd been able to read this when I started way back in '83. There's alot of stuff in it I learned the hard way, and more that I'd not thought of yet (having read it last year). Highly recommended. Hope you both feel better! ;-) Thanks, Guerry --------------29589B3988DF422085F74694 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name semones.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Guerry Semones Content-Disposition: attachment; filename semones.vcf" begin:vcard n:Semones;Guerry tel;cell:314-302-0324 tel;fax:314-919-1452 tel;work:314-919-1567 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://www.wwt.com org:World Wide Technology;eBusiness Marketplace Development adr:;;127 Weldon Parkway;Maryland Heights;MO;63043;USA version:2.1 email;internet:gsemones / treenleaf.com title:Senior Technology Architect x-mozilla-cpt:;3 fn:Guerry Semones end:vcard --------------29589B3988DF422085F74694--