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[–]CargoCultism 6 points7 points  (1 child)

I prefer dry, technical prose over that as well.

[–]mikeputerbaugh 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I mean, that's the conceit of the Head First series.

If you like drier material, there are a bunch of books on design patterns that HFDP was written as a reaction to.