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Surprised SICP isn't in there. Also surprised to see the Code book is ranked so high, I personally didn't get much out of it though it's probably a great introd

Surprised SICP isn't in there. Also surprised to see the Code book is ranked so high, I personally didn't get much out of it though it's probably a great introductory book to people who are new to the field. On a related note, my favorite book this year was "Designing Data-Intensive Applications" by Martin Kleppmann. It's a great overview of modern database systems with a good balance between theory and practice.

nothrabannosir 10y ago
Sicp isn't in there because it's almost a common noun on this forum by now. People don't link to the amazon page for it, just like they don't link to the bible :) Example: your comment.
- hga 10y ago
  Hmmm, and I cite books a lot, but I often link to their Wikipedia page, since good ones can give the reader a better idea if one is worth reading, and they include ISBNs so it's really easy to find the exact book on Amazon (just search using the ISBN excluding the dashes).
liviu- 10y ago
>Surprised SICP isn't in there. I'm sure people are more likely to link to the actual SICP page [1] rather than the Amazon page, especially as it's free on the website. If the discussion was in the context of buying the book, I would personally still link the MIT Press page [2], rather than the Amazon page. Searching for "https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/" https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/" on Algolia's HN search engine results in 72 hits [3]. ---- [1] https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ [2] https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/structure-and-interpretation-computer-programs https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/structure-and-interpretation-... [3] https://hn.algolia.com/?query=https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/&sort=byPopularity&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=all&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?query=https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/...
dajohnson89 10y ago
I was about to check out Kleppman's book on Amazon, but it's not available there yet :( I hope it comes to Kindle soon.
- olalonde 10y ago
  Yes, it's only available as a preview at http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920032175.do http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920032175.do but it's almost complete.
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nothrabannosir 10y ago

Sicp isn't in there because it's almost a common noun on this forum by now. People don't link to the amazon page for it, just like they don't link to the bible :) Example: your comment.

hga 10y ago
Hmmm, and I cite books a lot, but I often link to their Wikipedia page, since good ones can give the reader a better idea if one is worth reading, and they include ISBNs so it's really easy to find the exact book on Amazon (just search using the ISBN excluding the dashes).

liviu- 10y ago

>Surprised SICP isn't in there. I'm sure people are more likely to link to the actual SICP page [1] rather than the Amazon page, especially as it's free on the website. If the discussion was in the context of buying the book, I would personally still link the MIT Press page [2], rather than the Amazon page. Searching for "https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/" https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/" on Algolia's HN search engine results in 72 hits [3]. ---- [1] https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ [2] https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/structure-and-interpretation-computer-programs https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/structure-and-interpretation-... [3] https://hn.algolia.com/?query=https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/&sort=byPopularity&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=all&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?query=https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/...

dajohnson89 10y ago

I was about to check out Kleppman's book on Amazon, but it's not available there yet :( I hope it comes to Kindle soon.

olalonde 10y ago
Yes, it's only available as a preview at http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920032175.do http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920032175.do but it's almost complete.

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