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J. David Blackstone has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering and nine years of experience at a wireless telecommunications company, where he learned Perl and never looked back. J. David has an advantage in that he works really hard, he has a passion for writing good software, and he knows many of the world's best Perl programmers.
What I really want to know is (Score:2)
{grin}
A blessing and a curse (Score:1)
It's also a nasty thing when it comes to anywhere the author's crafted their words. You miss the joy of reading the words, reflecting on why the author chose them, etc. A tragedy.
I sometimes catch myself speeding over some books and have to deliberately go back a few pages and carefully read. It's not good.
---ict / Spoon
10K WPM (Score:2)
I was able to consume a lot of books during that phase. It's definitely a skill that takes some effort to acquire and maintain.