Alex P doesn't like this book. He is absolutely entitled to his opinion. What I don't understand is his position that Francesco Balena has no credibility and that his position as an RD is of little value. Balena is a well known and respected author in the .NET world as well as pre-.NET Visual Basic. And RD's aren't selected based only on their good looks. Many of them also happen to be some of the top in their field technically, which is why Microsoft allows them to represent MS as such. I see nothing wrong with expressing one's opinion, but I think the [unjustified and unqualified] personal attack is pretty crappy.

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