Errata in Programming Books?

WgT2 asks: "I recently have set my mind to learning to code PHP. Not being a programmer, yet, I went out and got myself a book on the subject from a very trusted, at least in my eyes, publisher (and they still still are). So far so good. However once I got down to trying the code out myself I have found too much errata for someone who has just scratched the surface in learning the ins and outs of programming. I was wondering just how common place Slashdot readers have found errata in the code examples of programming books they have purchased?"

Comments

Re:PHP

[tha_mink]

yeah...learn perl so when there is a REAL explosion at the punctuation factory, you'll know what to do.

All right, I'll give it a try.

[Henry V .009]

He's complaining about too much errata? Knuth's $2.56 checks were my goddamn college beer budget!

Re:One Recent Problem

[Bradee-oh!]

I will not likely buy another book in any "in 21 Days" or "in 24 Hours" or any similar format again. While they may provide a quick intro, it seems to be a week format if you plan to continue in the subject.

I disagree. Isn't the "In 7 Days" format the week one?