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[–] joe_cool@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

While I don't miss checking the index of my wall of Microsoft books (the light gray binders with the squishy plastic). At least those were (mostly^1^) correct and ad free.

Then the future began and you got MSDN subscription on CD with sample code. Woohoo.

  1. they included a somewhat 20 pages of erratas that you sooner or later managed to memorize or punch and put in the correct place.
[–] jezza@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

This is why I've really grown attached to Kagi (paid search engine).

It's made the internet usable again. I'm honestly surprised how much of difference there is. I'd really recommend people give it a shot. (there's a free trial for it)

[–] meliaesc@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

A paid search engine... 🤔

[–] dan@upvote.au 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Many people would prefer a paid service over an ad supported one.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Many people would prefer that their search history isn't associated to personal and payment information.

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[–] OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago

Some of this is just because some of these frameworks and technologies have been around for a while and they iterate frequently. I see a ton of Azure content that is obsolete after only a few years.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I just go the official docs even if their old and then switch to the latest version once I'm on the website. Most of the software I use has easy index to switch between versions.

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