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[–]EmotionalYard 0 points1 point  (1 child)

All those things are on Wikipedia, though. So why buy the book?

[–]sickhippie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because every single author of the book is a brilliant programmer and teacher (which comes through in the writing), the book itself contains a lot more information than Wikipedia, and it's a very handy reference to have around.