Praise for my book Python Without Fear (2018):
“This is really a great book. I wish I’d had it when I was learning Python.” – John W. Wargo, author of Apache Cordoba 4 Programming
Praise for my book, C++ Without Fear (2016):
“I’m in love with your C++ Without Fear book. It keeps me awake for hours during the night. Thanks to you, I got most of the idea in just a few hours.” – Laura Viral, graduate physics student at CERN
“It’s hard to tell where I began and ended with your book. I felt like I woke up and literally knew how to write C++ code. I can’t overstate the confidence you gave me.” –Danny Grady, senior programmer/analyst at a Fortune 500 company
Praise for my book, Supercharged Python (2019):
“Brian Overland makes programming simple… To my amazement, his books explain complicated code clearly enough for anyone to understand.” – Art Sedighi, PhD.
Some feedback on Quora.com postings (where I have 91+ million views):
1/2/2025, on topic of William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies”:
“Beautifully explained. I’ve taught the novel a number of times and wish I’d had this simple eloquent explanation for my students… I’m taking a copy of your answer in case anyone else could use it. Thanks again.” – Michalle, from Australia.
“Fascinating. Thank you.” – Doris Goodenough, Johannesburg, South Africa.
1/13/20205, Comment on an answer of mine, about the play “Hamet”:
“Thank you for this incredible post. Great analysis and insight.” – David Anderson
1/26/2025, Comment on my posting about “The Lord of the Rings” and Tom Bombadil:
Before I finished the question I burst out in laughter. My first thought was to skip it, then I saw that you were answering it. So I decided to give it a shot. Glad that I did. As funny as the question was, the response was even better. – Mike Gagne, Manchester, NH