Comments on: My latest order of programming books https://programmingzen.com/my-latest-order-of-programming-books/ Meditations on programming, startups, and technology Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:15:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Prabhat https://programmingzen.com/my-latest-order-of-programming-books/#comment-8741 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:15:22 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/?p=1063#comment-8741 I was just wondering… why do you need to learn C++… when you’re already so much “ruby on rails” and all that cool stuff kind of guy? Esp. when the entire world seems to be busy bashing C++, some even calling it “obsolete” or at least “too uncool to learn”!!! The reason I’m curious is that I already have that new Stroustrup book, I want to learn C++ myself, but keep getting overwhelmed with all the slew of “cool” languages coming out every day!!!

]]> By: Weekly Link Post 107 « Rhonda Tipton’s WebLog https://programmingzen.com/my-latest-order-of-programming-books/#comment-7336 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:12:32 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/?p=1063#comment-7336 […] My latest order of programming books | 11 books for a .NET Summer reading list — I always like seeing other developers’ reading lists […]

]]> By: La Feuille » Archive du blog » Numérique et papier, des usages différents https://programmingzen.com/my-latest-order-of-programming-books/#comment-7221 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:47:04 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/?p=1063#comment-7221 […] Evangelist chez IBM et auteur de plusieurs livres de programmation. Il a publié récemment la liste des 7 derniers livres de programmation qu’il venait de commander chez Amazon… Un des commentateurs s’est gentiment moqué de lui, en lui rappelant que pour le même […]

]]> By: Rodney https://programmingzen.com/my-latest-order-of-programming-books/#comment-7158 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:35:22 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/?p=1063#comment-7158 As a self taught programmer, I am always looking for foundational programming books. This is a good list.

I look forward to purchasing “The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software”

]]> By: Do programmers still buy printed books? | Zen and the Art of Programming https://programmingzen.com/my-latest-order-of-programming-books/#comment-7145 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:12:00 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/?p=1063#comment-7145 […] My latest order of programming books […]

]]> By: Antonio Cangiano https://programmingzen.com/my-latest-order-of-programming-books/#comment-7144 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:58:52 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/?p=1063#comment-7144 @Tim: I’ll have a post about the subject up soon.

@Sai: I read both of those books a few years ago, and they are both excellent for different reasons. I no longer have dead tree copies of them, since I relocated a few times, and I sold them before moving from Ireland to Canada. I’ll probably be able to read 6 of these 7 books, in a few months. And use the “Introduction to Algorithms” tome as a reference.

]]> By: Sai https://programmingzen.com/my-latest-order-of-programming-books/#comment-7134 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:08:59 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/?p=1063#comment-7134 Have you tried reading Programming Pearls by Jo n Bentley. He summarises the concepts and focuses on solving problems you come across while creating software. Also, Pragmatic Programmer seems a good read. However, I wonder how you would find the time to read all these books?

]]> By: Tim https://programmingzen.com/my-latest-order-of-programming-books/#comment-7124 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:17:16 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/?p=1063#comment-7124 Assuming you’re able to read all of those books in a year, you could spend $250 per year on a Safari account, and get access to 120 books per year instead of 7.

https://ssl.safaribooksonline.com/subscribe

]]> By: Morgan Goose https://programmingzen.com/my-latest-order-of-programming-books/#comment-7121 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:13:03 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/?p=1063#comment-7121 The feynman lectures are also pretty cool, Lower level, but interesting.
http://www.amazon.com/Feynman-Lectures-Computation-Richard-P/dp/0738202967

]]> By: pmorrisonfl https://programmingzen.com/my-latest-order-of-programming-books/#comment-7120 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:00:27 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/?p=1063#comment-7120 +1 on “Little Schemer”

As an alternative and prelude to ‘Processing’, consider the cheaper ‘Visualizing Data’ by Ben Fry (one of Processing’s developers)… it’s more tutorial than reference manual, and it’s a window in to his way of thinking, worth the price of admission. Buy ‘Processing’ next year, if you liked this. 🙂

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