> and you're already in the hundreds of different opinions!
No, you aren’t. Beause there are overlaps. (Seen Venn diagrams, btw?)
> with ZERO external information
This is a very bad advice. When you don't read those threads or blogs, you are not taking advantage of accumulated human knowledge over the years.
And this approach will more likely to lead to poor choice of books.
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One method I forgot to mention- I also look at reputations of publishers/series. If a book is coming out of Green Tea Press, Pragmatic Bookshelf, or Manning, I will tend to favor them more.
No, you aren’t. Beause there are overlaps. (Seen Venn diagrams, btw?)
> with ZERO external information
This is a very bad advice. When you don't read those threads or blogs, you are not taking advantage of accumulated human knowledge over the years.
And this approach will more likely to lead to poor choice of books.
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One method I forgot to mention- I also look at reputations of publishers/series. If a book is coming out of Green Tea Press, Pragmatic Bookshelf, or Manning, I will tend to favor them more.