Comments on: The 5 Books that Every Programmer Should Read http://www.shanesherman.com/2006/12/01/the-5-books-that-every-programmer-should-read/ Random stuff from some dude in Austin Texas Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:11:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Bob on Medical Device Software » Blog Archive » Selecting Books About Programming http://www.shanesherman.com/2006/12/01/the-5-books-that-every-programmer-should-read/#comment-14650 Bob on Medical Device Software » Blog Archive » Selecting Books About Programming Mon, 26 May 2008 16:43:41 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2006/12/01/the-5-books-that-every-programmer-should-read/#comment-14650 [...] The 5 Books that Every Programmer Should Read: Lots of comments with other suggestions and opinions. [...] […] The 5 Books that Every Programmer Should Read: Lots of comments with other suggestions and opinions. […]

]]> By: GrokCode http://www.shanesherman.com/2006/12/01/the-5-books-that-every-programmer-should-read/#comment-14279 GrokCode Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:44:03 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2006/12/01/the-5-books-that-every-programmer-should-read/#comment-14279 I recently wrote a list of the top 9 and a half books every hacker should have in their bookshelf, and found it interesting that we overlapped on two. I also included SICP, The Mythical Man Month, Programming Pearls and a few more. You can check out the full list here: <a href="http://grok-code.com/11/the-top-9-in-a-hackers-bookshelf/" rel="nofollow">http://grok-code.com/11/the-top-9-in-a-hackers-bookshelf/</a> I recently wrote a list of the top 9 and a half books every hacker should have in their bookshelf, and found it interesting that we overlapped on two. I also included SICP, The Mythical Man Month, Programming Pearls and a few more. You can check out the full list here: http://grok-code.com/11/the-top-9-in-a-hackers-bookshelf/

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]]> By: PseudoCoder.com » Blog Archive » Programming Books - The Best Programming Books Ranked by Programmers http://www.shanesherman.com/2006/12/01/the-5-books-that-every-programmer-should-read/#comment-464 PseudoCoder.com » Blog Archive » Programming Books - The Best Programming Books Ranked by Programmers Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:29:37 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2006/12/01/the-5-books-that-every-programmer-should-read/#comment-464 [...] Like most programmers, Shane had read many programming books over the years. ProgrammingBooks.org grew as a result of a blog post about his favorites. I’ve read a lot of programming related books over the years and I’ve always thought about writing an article on my blog about the books I thought helped me the most. I finally wrote it and the response was amazing. The article made the front page of digg and del.icio.us, and got roughly 50,000 readers in the first 24 hours. I noticed that a lot of people disagreed with my choices and had very strong opinions on various other books. I started thinking about a way to allow everyone to pick their top 5 programming books and programmingbooks.org came out of that. [...] […] Like most programmers, Shane had read many programming books over the years. ProgrammingBooks.org grew as a result of a blog post about his favorites. I’ve read a lot of programming related books over the years and I’ve always thought about writing an article on my blog about the books I thought helped me the most. I finally wrote it and the response was amazing. The article made the front page of digg and del.icio.us, and got roughly 50,000 readers in the first 24 hours. I noticed that a lot of people disagreed with my choices and had very strong opinions on various other books. I started thinking about a way to allow everyone to pick their top 5 programming books and programmingbooks.org came out of that. […]

]]> By: Adam Gent http://www.shanesherman.com/2006/12/01/the-5-books-that-every-programmer-should-read/#comment-221 Adam Gent Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:35:04 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2006/12/01/the-5-books-that-every-programmer-should-read/#comment-221 Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming I have to say most computer books are really bad. Especially "Teach yourself something in so many days"... or Dummy books. I think tutorial books and reference books are much better in an online medium. Abstract CS concepts however are easier to learn when using a book. The problem is that CS (in the business sense) like many things is not a spectator sport. You have to DO IT to get better at it. Yes we all are worried about becoming "Code Monkeys" so we buy these quasi computer programmer self improvement books (Folwer, McConnnel). Which do help only if you practice what the preach (hence don't just read the book ...DO IT) Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming

I have to say most computer books are really bad. Especially “Teach yourself something in so many days”… or Dummy books. I think tutorial books and reference books are much better in an online medium.

Abstract CS concepts however are easier to learn when using a book.
The problem is that CS (in the business sense) like many things is not a spectator sport. You have to DO IT to get better at it. Yes we all are worried about becoming “Code Monkeys” so we buy these quasi computer programmer self improvement books (Folwer, McConnnel). Which do help only if you practice what the preach (hence don’t just read the book …DO IT)

]]> By: Audio books http://www.shanesherman.com/2006/12/01/the-5-books-that-every-programmer-should-read/#comment-168 Audio books Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:55:26 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2006/12/01/the-5-books-that-every-programmer-should-read/#comment-168 Yes I read some of them.Can you please let me know if this books available in audio books format?Thanks Yes I read some of them.Can you please let me know if this books available in audio books format?Thanks

]]> By: David I http://www.shanesherman.com/2006/12/01/the-5-books-that-every-programmer-should-read/#comment-159 David I Sat, 06 Jan 2007 18:20:42 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2006/12/01/the-5-books-that-every-programmer-should-read/#comment-159 Whenever there is a best programming book list I always take a look and compare it with the books on my shelf, the books on my wish list, and the books that peers and community members also think are great. I also cross check these lists with Amazon's popularity list and other sources of reviews of programming books. One final pass includes browsing at computer book sellers at developer conferences to make sure I see what is really new and upcoming. Just using people voting is one method of determining popular books, but a better algorithm/search should help make sure that seminal, important, and useful developer books are on the list. One that is missing from the current list in the Data Structures area is Ellis Horowitz and Sahni Sartaj book "Fundamentals of Data Structures" which is a classic timeless developer book. Other books missing are the "Art of Computer Programming" series by Donald Knuth. Additional authors include Edsger W. Dijkstra, Bjarne Stroustrup, Ivar Jacobsen, Per Brinch Hansen There are so many more, I could go on and on. Whenever there is a best programming book list I always take a look and compare it with the books on my shelf, the books on my wish list, and the books that peers and community members also think are great. I also cross check these lists with Amazon’s popularity list and other sources of reviews of programming books. One final pass includes browsing at computer book sellers at developer conferences to make sure I see what is really new and upcoming. Just using people voting is one method of determining popular books, but a better algorithm/search should help make sure that seminal, important, and useful developer books are on the list.

One that is missing from the current list in the Data Structures area is Ellis Horowitz and Sahni Sartaj book “Fundamentals of Data Structures” which is a classic timeless developer book. Other books missing are the “Art of Computer Programming” series by Donald Knuth.

Additional authors include Edsger W. Dijkstra, Bjarne Stroustrup, Ivar Jacobsen, Per Brinch Hansen

There are so many more, I could go on and on.

]]> By: Turn of the Crank » ProgrammingBooks.org - Rank your Favorite Programming Books http://www.shanesherman.com/2006/12/01/the-5-books-that-every-programmer-should-read/#comment-153 Turn of the Crank » ProgrammingBooks.org - Rank your Favorite Programming Books Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:34:16 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2006/12/01/the-5-books-that-every-programmer-should-read/#comment-153 [...] I got a lot of feedback from my previous article, The 5 Books that Every Programmer Should Read. As with all “top x” lists, many people disagreed with me, and had strong opinions about other books I didn’t list. This gave me the idea for ProgrammingBooks.org. [...] […] I got a lot of feedback from my previous article, The 5 Books that Every Programmer Should Read. As with all “top x” lists, many people disagreed with me, and had strong opinions about other books I didn’t list. This gave me the idea for ProgrammingBooks.org. […]

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