forrest@blia.UUCP (06/08/87)
In article <100@spdcc.COM>, dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer) writes: > It's unfortunate that Padlipsky, in naming his collection of essays > "The Elements of Networking Style", seems to have eschewed all the > recommendations of its namesake, "The Elements of Style" by Strunk > and White. Although there is some very good technical content in > the book, it is buried beneath a rambling, self-indulgent conversational > style which is very hard to read and follow. I was quite struck when I read this because these are the IDENTICAL feeling I had about Padlipsky himself when I worked with him in the late 70s. Apparently he is able to convey his personality in his writings which is ordinarily an important skill for a writer to have. I should add that he was very nice to me personally and I enjoyed my contact with him. Jon Forrest ucbvax!mtxinu!blia!forrest