It is, indeed. Not only funny, there's much truth in it. E.g. the UNIXism: "It was hard to write, it should be hard to use."the first will I read be "The Unix-Haters" seems fun to read
#1 - BASIC rulez!!
- Structured Programming (1972 - Dijkstra, Hoare and Dahl): On structured programming.
- Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet (1998 - Katie Hafner): A story about internet.
- The Unix-Haters Handbook (1994 - Simson Garfinkel): A collection of Unix-Haters mailing list messages
Thanks for mentioning that. I read (skimming to be exact!) a translation copy of that book, many years ago. I didn't understand a word (proof, concept, ...) . That was way over my head.THE BOOK of Proofs (Aigner/Ziegler)
Stallings and Tanenbaum works are great. I have only one problem. I don't know, maybe it's only me, but Tanenbaum is very long-winded.[...] Stallings [...] Tanenbaum [...]
So are some people's posts here in the forum...Stallings and Tanenbaum works are great. I have only one problem. I don't know, maybe it's only me, but Tanenbaum is very long-winded.
I'm pretty sure you are not referring to me [wink wink]So are some people's posts here in the forum...
What a wonderful antiquarian bundle!
- How to Solve It (1945, George Pólya): on problem solving.
- An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers (1938, Hardy and Wright): on arithmetic.
- Applied Cryptography (1996, Bruce Schneier): on cryptography.
That's a great link thank you. Following link, i.e. UNIX as IDE, was originally posted by kpedersen on another thread. That was very helpful. Credit goes to kpedersenawesome C.
I'd recommend the book(s) that became well thumbed by use of the works.The topic of this thread is self-explanatory. Please, use your common sense (neither common nor sense)
Following link, i.e. UNIX as IDE
Unfortunately the libraries of Alexandria & Constantinople burnt down, and religious fanatics later on destroyed all the antique publications in the monasteries throughout Europe... So what we have is mostly modern stuff. Since the principles of thinking & solving problems did not change significantly for the last centuries, a book from 1945 might be considered modern.
- How to Solve It (1945, George Pólya): on problem solving.
- An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers (1938, Hardy and Wright): on arithmetic.
- Applied Cryptography (1996, Bruce Schneier): on cryptography.
Unfortunately the libraries of Alexandria & Constantinople burnt down, and religious fanatics later on destroyed all the antique publications in the monasteries throughout Europe...