Wikibooks:Requests for deletion/Essence of programming

Essence of programming
Very little content, no progress since October 2006. Generally, I think that this book is very vague, from the title to its goals: "But I feel many who claim who are programmers, are not programmers. (...) This book is to train any person (including non programmers) to become programmers". I'm afraid the book was ment to be more a personal essay than a book based on sources and maintaining NPOV. As there is not much written in this book, deleting it won't be a big loss. --Derbeth talk 16:56, 8 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete - very little real content at all -- Herby talk thyme 17:06, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - sounds like a book on programming written by a project manager. Oh, wait, it is! Webaware talk 23:06, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * While I am not opposed to wikibooks written in a more personal style, I think that they require a more significant amount of dedication in order to finish them such that they can be useful. This book in its current state is not useful for two reason: There is little pertinent information that would aid a student of programming or anyone interested in programming; and a potential contributor may or may not share the same sentiments as the founder of the book, and thus would be forced to disregard the content or totally rewrite it. Thus I argue that the text should be deleted. --Iamunknown 23:21, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - I too am not opposed to Wikibooks being written in a personal tone. However, when a personal style of writing is used the author should be careful as to not state any opinions as facts.  This particular Wikibook rides the line in that sense.  Apart from the style of writing though, this Wikibook does not contain much content what-so-ever. --BHensley talk 16:32, February 14, 2007
 * Delete. Nice intentions, but I agree with Bhensley - the introductory paragraph feels like I'm listening to someone unfurl a yarn of a story by a fireside: "now there are programmers, but a lot of them ain't really programmers, and I tell you most people wouldn't know one if they saw one, a real programmer worth his salt has..." But seriously, for a minute: a heavily convivial or opinionated tone alone isn't on its own justification for deletion,  but that combined with lack of content, direction, the gigantic scope of the book, and the pre-existence of multiple books on programming, I don't see what purpose this is serving. -- Monk talk 04:13, 18 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete. Nearly as much effort went into listing the author's contact information as went into the rest of the "book". There just isn't anything here except some scribbled notes. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 00:02, 15 February 2007 (UTC)