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Some of the books I've read this year that I'd recommend: The Divine Comedy by Dante - It is hard to underestimate how much it has influenced our culture. A D
by troupe 3y ago
Some of the books I've read this year that I'd recommend:
The Divine Comedy by Dante - It is hard to underestimate how much it has influenced our culture.
A Distant Mirror - The history of the 14th century, but engaging like a novel.
Name of the Rose - Mystery novel set in Medieval times.
On Lisp by Paul Graham - http://www.paulgraham.com/onlisp.html http://www.paulgraham.com/onlisp.html
Seasoned Schemer - Kind of an interactive book that teaches computer science concepts in an interactive paper based way. Probably best to start with the Little Schemer first.
- shanusmagnus 3y agoCurious -- people love those Little Schemer books. I've read SICP back in the day and loved that. I'd be interested in more of your impressions about LS/SS, if you care to share.
- troupe 3y agoSICP is a textbook. The Little Schemer is a tutorial. You sit down with a pen, paper, and the book. Then you cover the answer column in the book, read the question / prompt and try to write an answer on your paper. You compare your results with the books suggested answer and work your way through it question by question. So it is kind of a way of create a Socratic dialog with a book. I found it to be a great way to engage with the material in a way that promotes understanding in a hands on way, but without putting a computer in the way. When you are writing your answers you have to be more intentional than just, "well lets see if this works."
- wannabebarista 3y ago+1 for Barbara Tuchman (A Distant Mirror)