Steve Yegge
Programmer and essayist who has worked at Amazon, Google, Grab and Sourcegraph. Best known for the long-form essays collected as Stevey's Drunken Blog Rants and Stevey's Blog Rants.
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Loved
I went ahead and gave it another chance, and I was way wrong. It's awesome.
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WikiWikiWeb Liked
But WikiWikiWeb is still cool, and in particular it's cool because it has a lot of smart people agonizing over hard issues.
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Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools Mixed on
and it's by far the hardest book in the list so far, even more so than The Algorithm Design Manual, in no small part because it's extremely dense.
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The Little Schemer Liked
This is without question one of the weirdest technical books you'll ever encounter. But don't be put off by the format.
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The C Programming Language Mixed on
This is an odd little book. It's frequently mistaken for an introductory programming book, which inevitably leads to frustration.
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The Algorithm Design Manual Loved
I've read a ton of data-structures and algorithms books, and I've never found one like this one. Its unconventional approach is refreshing and keeps you interested.
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Mastering Regular Expressions Liked
This is a great book for exactly, precisely the reason that all O'Reilly books are great: it covers complex material in a way that's accessible to uncomplex people.
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Concurrent Programming in Java: Design Principles and Patterns Liked
Excellent book on concurrency.
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Design Patterns Loved
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code Loved
and there aren't many books like it. None, maybe. They don't typically teach you how to write good code in school, and you may never learn on the job.
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master Loved
This is one of my favorite books on programming, although I burned through it in about 3 or 4 hours, and didn't learn a huge amount from it.
sites.google.com 2004-12-13
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