Really, and what standard is there? If you mean style, yeah, there are different styles of programming, but there is no such thing as a standard.
I meant different standards of publishing you two. :|
Self published = no standards that must be adhered to.
Traditionally published (or going to an actual publisher) = they essentially pay you to distribute and gain money from the book, so for them to make any money back on it, the book must be of a decent quality. If it isn't, it won't get accepted for that route of publishing, simple as.
Therefore, if you buy something from a respected, well-known/established publisher, chances are the quality of the book you buy will be higher. Just in case anyone else was on the same page as myself.
However, on this new point that has been brought up, there are programming standards, as such. True, there are different styles, and one may be seen as better/worse than the others, but then that brings in standards. It all really depends on the way you look at it, I guess. Personally, it doesn't really matter to me. I just want my code to look nice and use as little memory as possible. However that works out is good enough for me.
Edited by Irradium, 24 July 2012 - 03:38 AM.