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I agree with the basic premise of your post, TVSET, that some fundamental texts don't need to change too often.

However, I disagree with your example.

For example, books on Assembly language programming. They haven't changed much during the last 20 years.

You know about that whole VLIW thing that popped up recently, right?

If you are unfortunate enough to have to look at itanium assembler, you're going to have a tough time doing it with a reference from 20 years ago at your side. It's _very_ different.

Just about like doing perl 5 using K&R would be...


Mike
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by TVSET (Chaplain) on Oct 21, 2003 at 14:16 UTC
    Point taken. Maybe I could have been more specific, like: "For example, books on 80386 Assembly language prgramming. They haven't changed much during the last 20 years." :)

    Leonid Mamtchenkov aka TVSET

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      I didn't know the 386 has existed for such a long time. :)

      Makeshifts last the longest.

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        I was aproximating a bit, and, considering the fact that 80386 was out in 1985, I was not too far from the truth. :) References are here, here, and here.

        Thanks for pointing it out anyway. :)

        Leonid Mamtchenkov aka TVSET

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