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I wonder why people no longer write technical books with this level of erudition and insight; all I see is "React for dummies" and "Mastering AI in Python" stuf
by glimshe 2y ago
I wonder why people no longer write technical books with this level of erudition and insight; all I see is "React for dummies" and "Mastering AI in Python" stuff (which are useful things, but not timeless)
- steveBK123 2y agoBecause, let's be fair, most of us STEM people are no longer educated in the classics the way some were 50 years ago.
- skydhash 2y agoYou have to look at fundamental books to get there like Designing Data-Intensive Applications or Software Development Pearls (Karl Wiegers)
- __mharrison__ 2y agoI'm actually writing a book right now, Effective Visualization, and I'll explain why. It is a book focused on Matplotlib and Pandas. I have almost a dozen viz books. Some written over 50 years ago. While they impart knowledge, I want the knowledge but also the application. I'm going to go out and paint that bike shed. You can go read Tufte or "Show me the Numbers" but I will show you how to get the results.