Learning a mini lesson, then completing exercises with immediate online feedback, really accelerates the learning. It builds your knowledge and you progress without even noticing it.

The material is so easy to learn the way the author has written it and it sticks with you. One thing tho. The author's teaching style reminds me of a good sports coach. As a consequence, the rare exceptions stand out in stark relief. It's written down...  Read More

For instance, in chapter 55 (about classes), the author says the reason why you duplicate an attribute name after def __init__ is something the reader can explain to him when they're teaching at stanford. At the end of each lesson is a small self test...  Read More

Mark myers hits the nail on its head with repetition and online exercises that keep you programming repeatedly until it's all second nature. This book is unlike any technical or coding book i have read. The way he presents the material and the accompa...  Read More

There are some instances where the expected answer is unusually specific, so there’s a little bit of guesswork involved in determining what is expected. All of the explanations are very straightforward, in the sense that they aren’t cluttered with exc...  Read More

This book looks like a beginning student's notes from a programming class thatincludes, but glosses over the subjects and issues that the student did not understand. This is unacceptable for a learning guide as it slows down the learning process. Afte...  Read More