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What is your favorite programming/computer-related book?

9 points by rhdoenges 15y ago

I need a technical book to read. What do you suggest?

dkersten 15y ago
Seven Languages in Seven Weeks[1] [1] http://pragprog.com/book/btlang/seven-languages-in-seven-weeks http://pragprog.com/book/btlang/seven-languages-in-seven-wee...
- arctangent 15y ago
  Good choice! I am hoping to get this for Christmas :-)
- simon 15y ago
  I have this one. It's excellent.
DanBC 15y ago
Computer related: The Cuckoo's Egg, Clifford Stoll. A really nice description of his process to understand the system, and why something was wrong, and the progress to catching hackers.
simon 15y ago
If you want maximum inches of shelf space, then The Art of Computer Programming by Knuth is your best bet. Myself, I love slim books that are high density yet well written. The C Programming Language by K& R and The AWK Programing Language by Aho, Weinberger and Kernighan are good examples. These books are just a joy to read.
enduser 15y ago
Let Over Lambda, 50 Years of Lisp by Doug Hoyte It is one of the most challenging and inspiring technical books I have ever read, covering macros in great depth.
pettinato 15y ago
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte. If you ever need to give a presentation or write a report that uses any graphs or charts, this book gives simple guidelines that makes the visual information as clear as possible.
- alexholehouse 15y ago
  I received this as a gift literally yesterday (having asked for it). So far very impressed.
MarlonPro 15y ago
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
jim_lawless 15y ago
"Hackers : Heroes of the Computer Revolution" (Steven Levy, first published in 1984 ) It's not really a programming book, mind you. It's a collection of stories that shaped the evolution of early home computer hardware and software.
chmielewski 15y ago
Newton's Telecom Dictionary
thetabyte 15y ago
Hackers & Painters, Paul Graham Read it recently, now consider it required reading for hackers
a_a_r_o_n 15y ago
The Pragmatic Programmer: http://pragprog.com/book/tpp/the-pragmatic-programmer http://pragprog.com/book/tpp/the-pragmatic-programmer It talks about what to do, in your life as a programmer, and how to approach it. EDIT: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2004/10/a-pragmatic-quick-reference.html http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2004/10/a-pragmatic-quick-r...

9 points by rhdoenges 15y ago

I need a technical book to read. What do you suggest?

Seven Languages in Seven Weeks[1] [1] http://pragprog.com/book/btlang/seven-languages-in-seven-weeks http://pragprog.com/book/btlang/seven-languages-in-seven-wee...

arctangent 15y ago
Good choice! I am hoping to get this for Christmas :-)
simon 15y ago
I have this one. It's excellent.

DanBC 15y ago

Computer related: The Cuckoo's Egg, Clifford Stoll. A really nice description of his process to understand the system, and why something was wrong, and the progress to catching hackers.

simon 15y ago

If you want maximum inches of shelf space, then The Art of Computer Programming by Knuth is your best bet. Myself, I love slim books that are high density yet well written. The C Programming Language by K& R and The AWK Programing Language by Aho, Weinberger and Kernighan are good examples. These books are just a joy to read.

enduser 15y ago

Let Over Lambda, 50 Years of Lisp by Doug Hoyte It is one of the most challenging and inspiring technical books I have ever read, covering macros in great depth.

pettinato 15y ago

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte. If you ever need to give a presentation or write a report that uses any graphs or charts, this book gives simple guidelines that makes the visual information as clear as possible.

alexholehouse 15y ago
I received this as a gift literally yesterday (having asked for it). So far very impressed.

MarlonPro 15y ago

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

jim_lawless 15y ago

"Hackers : Heroes of the Computer Revolution" (Steven Levy, first published in 1984 ) It's not really a programming book, mind you. It's a collection of stories that shaped the evolution of early home computer hardware and software.

chmielewski 15y ago

Newton's Telecom Dictionary

thetabyte 15y ago

Hackers & Painters, Paul Graham Read it recently, now consider it required reading for hackers

a_a_r_o_n 15y ago

The Pragmatic Programmer: http://pragprog.com/book/tpp/the-pragmatic-programmer http://pragprog.com/book/tpp/the-pragmatic-programmer It talks about what to do, in your life as a programmer, and how to approach it. EDIT: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2004/10/a-pragmatic-quick-reference.html http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2004/10/a-pragmatic-quick-r...