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Reading that 15-odd years ago got me started with web development.

• signa11 7y ago
  surprising, reading that is what dissuaded me :o) just like the 'interconnections' book from radia-perlman, i really dug the irrreverent attitude though...
• mapgrep 7y ago
  Me too! But more than 20 years ago. And it mainly helped me get beyond simple CGIs into database connections. I love that the whole book was online but also in a very slick coffee table format. With a bracing sense of humor and not afraid to try and distill very technical topics for less technical people. There is something of the DIY, can-do, participatory side of 90s computer culture in there. Deeply.
  • dmux 7y ago
    >There is something of the DIY, can-do, participatory side of 90s computer culture in there. I've really enjoyed reading Greenspun's stuff and this is a great way to describe his writing style.