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"I was born into what you might describe as the lower-upper-middle class." -- The Road to Wigan Pier, Ch. 8. I'm fairly certain George Orwell lived in the UK as well. cf. http://ww…

Get a copy of Racing the Beam to get some insight into how programmers were able to wring out every bit[1] of potential from the Atari 2600: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/racing-b…

The article was probably based on this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the_S...

They're using the Indian numbering system -- see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_numbering_system

I've received discounts on beta books in other PragProg sales.

If you want to get leadership experience, you will need to take on a role that requires it. To get that role, you will have to ask for it. The minimum requirement for leadership is…

The best advice for dealing with the possibility of being "ambushed", or otherwise being made to answer awkward questions, comes from the British television series "Yes, Prime Mini…

It's worth the wait. This is a timeless book; its contents will not become obsolete.

I second this, and it's a surprisingly inexpensive book, to boot.

Do you have a university near you? If you can get into their library (or even their bookstore), you can take a look at the recommended books yourself and see if they suit you. You …

I have a similar, but slightly different issue. I also have an undergraduate degree, and I did take courses in operating systems, compilers, and algorithm design. The trouble is th…

You're talking about hackers, right?

There are no engineers on that list, either--not even petroleum engineers.

I think you've made an important observation about true education versus the prestige of education, and the valuing of the prestige and little else is certainly not confined to the…

It's time to move to Japan, if you don't live there already. It's the closest you'll get to studying 27 hours a day, and the only sure path to fluency, given the level you're at.