Re: Re[2]: Books and a balance (was: What's up with C++ (books)?)

Tanton Gibbs <[email protected]> Mon, 30 May 2011 11:56:13 -0700
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I think more employers *should* pay for that sort of thing.  I make heavy
use of the Microsoft Library and I think it is a nice perk for employees.
Other companies that want to invest in their employees can do so by building
out a library or sending their employees to conferences, etc...

On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Bruce Hobbs
<[email protected]>wrote:

>  While conducting employment interviews for clients many years ago I can
> still recall the perplexed looks of candidates when we asked what technical
> books or magazines they'd read or professional organizations they belonged
> to. More than a few said they expected their employer to pay for all of
> that.
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