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The whole article just seemed like one silly anecdote. "Well these are the books I actually read so it must be the same for everyone." I think the author's nex
by bigtunacan 10y ago
The whole article just seemed like one silly anecdote. "Well these are the books I actually read so it must be the same for everyone."
I think the author's next read should be a good statistics book.
Here's my anecdotal evidence. I have read 8 out of 10 from his first list. I have read everything except for TAOCP from the second list. Some of the ones from the second list I have read multiple times and I still go back too as reference from time to time.
I have started reading TAOCP on several occasions, but I'm not going to lie; that shit is complicated and the dry academic nature makes it even worse to parse. I still plan to get through it in my lifetime, but I keep prioritizing easier reading.
- cruise02 10y ago> Periodically over on Stack Overflow (and in many other programming forums) the question comes up about what books are good for programmers to read. The question has been asked and answered several times, in several different ways. The same group of books always seems to rise to the top...