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Re: for statements

#237
From: bruce
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 1992 05:09
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glenn@rightbrain.com (Glenn Reid) writes:
: Ben Goren writes
: > Since we're talking about "shameless plugs" for Mr. Reid's books,
: > we probably shouldn't leave out the Green Book, one of the five or
: > so from Adobe and Addison-Wesley. It's an unquestionable must-buy
: > for anybody who's serious about PostScript.
: 
: > I can safely say that he has been a greater positive
: > influence on my programming style, in any language, than anybody
: > else. In fact, I almost can't bear to look at programs I wrote
: > before I read the Green Book.
: 
: Gosh.  Thanks!
: 
: To tell you the truth, I can't bear to look at programs I wrote before
: I wrote the Green Book, either.  I learned more by trying to write
: that book than I've learned for a long time since then :-)  It was
: written in 1987--almost 5 years ago--but a lot of it still seems to
: be true (especially the quotes at the beginning of each chapter :-)
: 
: --
:  Glenn Reid        		NeXTmail: glenn@rightbrain.com
:  RightBrain Software		415-326-2974 (NeXTfax 326-2977)
:  Palo Alto, California

    I must agree with the Green Book being a MUST, along with the Blue and
Red Books.

Have you, by any chance, written a replacement for the BLACK book? 

Bruce
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Bruce Gingery          bruce@TotSysSoft.com        (Total System Software)
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From: bruce@tssnext.rmNUG.ORG
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: for statements
Message-ID: <1992Aug9.050957.1545@tssnext.rmNUG.ORG>
Date: 9 Aug 92 05:09:57 GMT
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Reply-To: <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> (Bruce Gingery)
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