What is your favorite programming/computer-related book?

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by rhdoenges • 15 years ago

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

dkersten• 15 years ago

Seven Languages in Seven Weeks[1]

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

arctangent• 15 years ago

Good choice! I am hoping to get this for Christmas :-)

simon2• 15 years ago

I have this one. It's excellent.

DanBC• 15 years 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.

simon2• 15 years 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• 15 years 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• 15 years 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• 15 years ago

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

MarlonPro• 15 years ago

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

jim_lawless• 15 years 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• 15 years ago

Newton's Telecom Dictionary

thetabyte• 15 years ago

Hackers & Painters, Paul Graham

Read it recently, now consider it required reading for hackers

a_a_r_o_n• 15 years ago

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-r...

What is your favorite programming/computer-related book?

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