Teach Yourself Programming in 10,000 Hours(norvig.com) |
Teach Yourself Programming in 10,000 Hours(norvig.com) |
105 days ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1060176
I think that there is nothing wrong with this for old timeless articles, if done infrequently enough.
The "X in Y Days" pattern is just one of many that can pull in interested, but not significantly motivated, readers. The books, then, should be judged on their abilities to give their readers a good kick in the butt ;-)
Instead of solely teaching syntax and methods, these rapid learning books should devote a lot to teaching people "how to learn" and what routes to take to learn the specific language better.