Book ReviewWindows Developer Power Tools
I already posted my initail thoughts about Windows Developer Power Tools. Nevertheless, having just finished it, I feel that the is more to say about it.
First, this is about how I feel at the moment. Except that I am not angry :-) My head does feel like it would overlow if I would move too fast. I would like to re-iterate my previous words, you really need to read this book. I got a lot of interesting tools from it, including some that I would really would like to try. I got something far more valuable as well, I got to cross off tools from my "to check someday" because the infromation in the book convinced me that either it is a good fit for me or completely against the way that I think.
I am going to drop the book on co-worker on Sunday, all 1,200 pages of it. I can't decide if I should tell him that the need to read it all before he can understand tha project or just point him at the relevant parts. It is going to be amusing either way :-)
That said, the book is not without mistakes, I noticed a couple that were mild annoyances to read, and it won't replace sitting and figuring out the tool / framework (at least, not if it is the least bit complex), but it can give you a pretty good idea about what you can expect from a tool, and if it cna match your needs.
Final thoughts: read it, but try to space it out a bit, I planned on doing some work today, instead I need to relax and have some time to assimilate all the new stuff.
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