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From: carolh@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Carol Hutchins)
Newsgroups: comp.edu
Subject: Re: comp.edu.books
Keywords: books
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Date: 30 May 90 02:52:25 GMT
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thom@dewey.soe.berkeley.edu (Thom Gillespie) writes:


>I think that the idea of a comp.edu.book is a good idea but I'm wondering what
>the definition of a computer science book will be. I review technical books and
>software for a couple of magazines and I have about 200 hundred books that I've
>been sent in the last 3 months. They range from more than I ever want to know
>about wordperfect-dbase-123 through DOS system programming and The Printer
>Bible all the way to Programming in C++ & Computer Security Risk Management.
>There is a lot out there and it isn't clear to me what belongs where. I have no
>problem with discussing what ever anyone wants whether it's Assembler or macro
>programming in wordperfect -- assembler is easier -- but I wonder what everone
>else feels.

If you think you're confused, consider the plight of the librarian faced with
all these so-called "computer-science" books.  I view the "wordperfect-dbase-123 through DOS system programming" books as one category of not much interest.
I would, on the other hand, like to hear what books on C++, computer security,
databases, parallelism, architectures, ..., Those With Foresight regard as of
lasting importance.  Tough assignment?   Anyway, that's what comp.edu.books
should be about.
					--Carol Hutchins
					  Swain Hall Library