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I see a few mentions of beginner-level books that have struck a chord with people here and I empathise, as by far the computer book with the most formative impa
by marbletiles 4y ago
I see a few mentions of beginner-level books that have struck a chord with people here and I empathise, as by far the computer book with the most formative impact on me was the Macintosh Bible 4th ed.
Certainly quirky, it was also one of the best attempts to capture why the Mac was different, why UX mattered, and codified for a young me a certain way of thinking about apps just as much as the Hacker Dictionary did for an earlier era.
The personality of its editor, Arthur Naiman, also shone through. I was sad to see when looking him up that he died in 2019. Short obituary here: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sfgate/name/arthur-naiman-obituary?id=1997665 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sfgate/name/arthur-naim...