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Old 01-22-2009, 04:40 PM  
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Originally Posted by Babaganoosh View Post
Didn't know you could copy and paste from a paperback.
Ah, but that's one of the points - it makes you type it out yourself while reading the code. It sinks in....

Copy and paste and you learn nothing, because you only read the text, then paste it. By typing it out, your brain is working twice on the same code, so it will sink in faster....

Most paperbacks though come with a cdrom or the examples can be downloaded from the internet....

Like back in the classroom - teacher reads, the children read and repeat. That repeat is important...
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