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Comment by kramerger | Hacker News Reader

Well... He is also written some horrible fiction novels, so the guys is not perfect.

Why would you say that? They are all rated 4+ stars on Amazon (at first glance), so the general consensus is that they are probably not that "horrible".

Personally, I enjoyed them a lot and I am actually a bit bummed that he stopped publishing new ones...

Granted, I probably would not have read them had I not recognised his name on the cover (there is too much cookie-cutter stuff out there). But I did not regret buying them and I remember being impressed by the fact that this guy wrote Syinternals AND engaging fiction...

Why are fiction novels relevant to field of computer languages? This seems like ad hominem.

The books are about computer security.

My impression from the first book was that the author has a very back and white view of the world. That could very well also affect his day job

You're really using a fictional story that he wrote to conclude that he has a very black and white view of the world? That's not proof of anything...

Sure, but a fiction book isn't written in a vacuum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvaUwagX_uU

For a light-hearted take.

This is a tounge in cheek jab at someone who is successful, rich, handsome, has a huge job title, is a famous programmer, and also sells a a lot books (because they are very popular). The fact that those books read like they were written by a 17 year old actually gives me some comfort...

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