The back cover of C++: The Language raises questions not answered by front cover(devblogs.microsoft.com) |
The back cover of C++: The Language raises questions not answered by front cover(devblogs.microsoft.com) |
Recruiter: Hey there! <indicates the code> Do you know what this is?
Colleague: Err, <looks…thinks for a bit>… It *looks* like some sort of network protocol
Recruiter: <smug> No, it’s *COMPUTER CODE* ISBN = 9780199226559
SELECT * FROM military_bases
On a public dataset :)
Probably not a good look back at publishing hq
My understanding is that authors often have little or not control over the covers chosen by their publishers.
It's at least possible that the book itself is excellent, but I'm not going to spend $90+ on a hardcover copy to find out.
fwiw, i stopped keepin up with c++ in 2003. saved my sanity!
I guess the brilliant hacking was the bit you don’t see getting access to the super secure database in the first place?