http://jamesmckay.net/2008/10/in-defence-of-24-hours/ because there are few things that are less logical than business logic Sun, 20 May 2012 20:03:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://jamesmckay.net/2008/10/in-defence-of-24-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Sam McGeown Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:17:04 +0000 http://jamesmckay.net/2008/10/in-defence-of-24-hours/#comment-143 Proud owner of a few 24 hours books - it's especially useful for me as someone who isn't a hard core programmer, but needs to be up to speed with various languages and technologies to support the developers within the organisation. As you say - often a quick, broad knowledge of the subject is what is required and for that, they're hard to beat. Proud owner of a few 24 hours books – it’s especially useful for me as someone who isn’t a hard core programmer, but needs to be up to speed with various languages and technologies to support the developers within the organisation. As you say – often a quick, broad knowledge of the subject is what is required and for that, they’re hard to beat.

]]> http://jamesmckay.net/2008/10/in-defence-of-24-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Peter Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:17:39 +0000 http://jamesmckay.net/2008/10/in-defence-of-24-hours/#comment-142 You're absolutely right. It's a bit similar with the "for dummies" series of books. You get dirty looks by just mentioning them. But many offer a pretty solid introduction into a wide range of complicated subjects. You’re absolutely right. It’s a bit similar with the “for dummies” series of books. You get dirty looks by just mentioning them. But many offer a pretty solid introduction into a wide range of complicated subjects.

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