Use of first person in a book

[Lutger]

Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:

> So I thought I'd ask a candid question in here. How do you feel about
> moderate use of the first person in a technical book? Do you find it
> comfortable, neutral, or cringeworthy?
> 
> 
> Andrei

Comfortable, as long as you're not writing a Head First book. Avoiding first 
person too much sometimes leads to awkward and dull texts. The programming 
library has enough of these.