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Save yourself the clicks and the reading folks. I've seen shit like this in every field... "Books every historian should have read." "Books every English pro
by cbozeman 6y ago
Save yourself the clicks and the reading folks.
I've seen shit like this in every field...
"Books every historian should have read."
"Books every English professor should have read."
"Books every psychoneuroendocrinologist should have read."
They're all a collection of shit that someone, somewhere - usually with an inflated self of self - feels qualified to tell you and every other person that they should have read.
You know what you should have read? Papers you find interesting that advance your understanding for the problems you face. Understand I'm not saying that every list everywhere is a load of horseshit that you need to ignore - I'm not. I'm saying be wary of all-encompassing "lists" of "things" you "should" do / know / read / experience.
EDIT: LOL, stealth edit on the title... from "Papers every computer scientist should read" to "Syllabus for Classics of Computer Science".
Well... at least the pretension took a backseat. :)
- bawolff 6y ago> Books every English professor should have read That's a weird example. There is an actual western canon and you're probably a bad english professor if you aren't familar with it.
- dinvlad 6y agoBetter still, "The List of StackOverflow questions every developer should know, but looks up every damn time"
- tomerbd 6y agoIs there such a list?
- Larrikin 6y agoHow to exit vim is almost certainly number one
- buzzerbetrayed 6y agoJust restart your computer. That ought to do it.
- newbie2020 6y agoWe are taught the important bits of a lot of this in the regular coursework since it is fundamental to the field. I think these lists are for the people who might enjoy walking through the development of the field for their own pleasure and curiosity. And to learn something in the process!