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#26425: Please, where place I can find solutions for the exercises of this wonderful book?
Thank you!

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#34196: Want This book--ujjwalahluwalia

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#30636: Here'r answers to the exercise that I compiled, learntoprogramanswers[dot]blogspot[dot]com, I'd love to see what others came up with.--widemine

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#29979: On first page of Introduction, third paragraph begins "It has been more than decade." This should read "It has been more than *a* decade"--Brett Barney

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#25353: I purchased this book (PDF Version) last week. I really like the way it's written, particularly since I'm almost a total newb. After getting ...more...
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#30635: If anyone's interested, I put up solutions to the problems in the book, right here: learntoprogramanswers.blogspot.com

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#29986: In the third bullet-point under "2.4 A Few Things to Try": ". . . be as accurate--or not--you want.)" should read ". . . be as accurate--o...more...
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#29706: There is a Ruby Forum thread that discusses some of the exercises and solutions for the exercises. You may find help here & can add additional...more...
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#29624: I want to emphasize that this may be MY error as a total newbie and not an error in the book, but I would appreciate a spot check. On pag...more...
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#29987: The marginal comment on this page is garbled: "Modulus, much like integer division, might seem bizarre, but they it is actually really use...more...
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#31155: The description of the code says "Note that I used rand(101) to get numbers from 0 to 100 and that rand(1) always returns 0." He's making a p...more...
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#31156: I believe that "Suffice it to say" should be "Suffice to say".

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#29819: looping

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#32258: This book is my first foray into any programming language, and I'm finding it extremely readable and helpful. Thank you! The code example a...more...
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#29156: I have been reading your book, "Learn How to Program" on and off for 2 years. I don't like the book much because of it's lack of an inde...more...
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#24458: Hi - not sure of this is an error, exactly. But when I run the Photo renaming utility, I get 'rename': Cross-device link - /Volumes/EOS_DIGI...more...
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#28636: Same as reported earlier in Dec. 2005, but I didn't see the answer for --Greg

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