SmackerNews

Ask HN: What are you reading?

6 points · 10 comments · 11 years ago · classicsnoot

Third Edition of the HN Book Club. Past recommends: Where I Belong by Alan Doyle. Patterns of Enterprise Application Archetecture by Martin Fowler. Planning: Clean Code by Robert Martin. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. Just Mercy by Bryan Stephenson. Reinventing Fire by Amory Lovin. Short Stories (Kafka). Dover's* Abstract Algebra Paberback. Cambridge's Demosthenes Selected Private Speeches. Getting More by Stuart Diamond. Classic Myths to Read Aloud by William Russell. The Power of Positive Dog Training by Pat Miller. Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by ???. Cryptonomicon by Neil Stephenson. Markets, Not Capitalism by Various Authors. The Known World by Edward P. Jones. The Dog Stars by Peter Heller. River of Gods by Ian MacDonald. Delivered From Distraction by Edward Hallowell. Eye Mind: The Saga of Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, the Pioneers of Psychodelic Sound by ???. Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb. Shadow Chaser by Alexey Pehov. Masters of Doom by ???. An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jameson.

EnderMB11 years ago
Algorithms by Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne
I have a degree in Computer Science, but my weak spot is without a shadow of doubt Data Structures and Algorithms.
I'd consider myself a good developer, but I've been interested in programming problem exercises for a while now, and I'd love to give myself the grounding to be able to jump onto a site like TopCoder and be able to implement these problems without significant research and time. Within the year, I'm hoping to be finish this book and read through CSLR, and (finally) put this weak spot to rest.
JSeymourATL11 years ago
The Power Broker: Robert Moses And the Fall of New York - originally published in 1975, this fascinating true story still holds up. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1111.The_Power_Broker
koberstein11 years ago
Eye Mind: The Saga of Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, The Pioneers of Psychedelic Sound
If you are unfamiliar with Roky, you should check out this documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVFLqzJB6qw
His is an incredible story.
cafard11 years ago
Rates of Exchange by Malcolm Bradbury, The Aeneid, on and off The Cultural History of Modernity by Egon Friedell, but clearly need to read up on modern Javascript.
um30411 years ago
Just finished "How to win friends and influence people?". A friend recommended "Crossing the Chasm" so will be picking it next.
chatmasta11 years ago
Flash Boys by Michael Lewis
Good story at the intersection of tech and finance.
andersthue11 years ago
The one skill / the letting go book by Leo Babauta. Traction by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares.
aurora7211 years ago
Smalltalk best practice patterns by Kent Beck
graghav11 years ago
Zero to One by Peter Thiel.
jmc73411 years ago
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9394397

SmackerNews

A placeholder title for loading skeleton

example.com/path/to/article

000 points · username · 0 hours ago

example.com

SmackerNews

Ask HN: What are you reading?

6 points · 10 comments · 11 years ago · classicsnoot

EnderMB11 years ago
Algorithms by Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne
I have a degree in Computer Science, but my weak spot is without a shadow of doubt Data Structures and Algorithms.
I'd consider myself a good developer, but I've been interested in programming problem exercises for a while now, and I'd love to give myself the grounding to be able to jump onto a site like TopCoder and be able to implement these problems without significant research and time. Within the year, I'm hoping to be finish this book and read through CSLR, and (finally) put this weak spot to rest.
JSeymourATL11 years ago
The Power Broker: Robert Moses And the Fall of New York - originally published in 1975, this fascinating true story still holds up. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1111.The_Power_Broker
koberstein11 years ago
Eye Mind: The Saga of Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, The Pioneers of Psychedelic Sound
If you are unfamiliar with Roky, you should check out this documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVFLqzJB6qw
His is an incredible story.
cafard11 years ago
Rates of Exchange by Malcolm Bradbury, The Aeneid, on and off The Cultural History of Modernity by Egon Friedell, but clearly need to read up on modern Javascript.
um30411 years ago
Just finished "How to win friends and influence people?". A friend recommended "Crossing the Chasm" so will be picking it next.
chatmasta11 years ago
Flash Boys by Michael Lewis
Good story at the intersection of tech and finance.
andersthue11 years ago
The one skill / the letting go book by Leo Babauta. Traction by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares.
aurora7211 years ago
Smalltalk best practice patterns by Kent Beck
graghav11 years ago
Zero to One by Peter Thiel.
jmc73411 years ago
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9394397