Game Engine Black Book: Wolfenstein 3D is one of the better ones I've read this year. It's a fun nostalgia trip, if you played it, and it covers some interesting stuff about historical low-level game programming and quirks of early PC gaming.
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#12Fundamental Proof Methods in Computer Science, by Konstantine Arkoudas and David Musser.
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#13Designing Data‑Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann
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#14Game Engine Black Book: Wolfenstein 3D is one of the better ones I've read this year. It's a fun nostalgia trip, if you played it, and it covers some interesting stuff about historical low-level game programming and quirks of early PC gaming. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0768B3PWV/
I bought that about two weeks ago. It really is a good read. I wasn't around for the game itself, so it's nice that the book introduces the target hardware.
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#15Somewhat on topic I'd like to ask what a good device is to read these books on?
I'd like to grab a couple books to read over the holidays.
For example someone else mentioned this book. https://www.manning.com/books/deep-learning-with-python
It's available as two options...
combo $49.99: pBook + eBook + liveBook
eBook $39.99: pdf + ePub + kindle + liveBook
Personally, I prefer paperback books, but I'm willing to try out something digital. Do any digital options allow me to take notes? I currently own a Lenovo X1 Yoga which folds completely into tablet mode and has a very nice stylus. Does any Windows software allow me to read one of those digital formats and take notes?
Thanks, ~Eric
Re: Ask HN: CS and programming books of 2017
#16Somewhat on topic I'd like to ask what a good device is to read these books on? I'd like to grab a couple books to read over the holidays. For example someone else mentioned this book. https://www.manning.com/books/deep-learning-with-python It's available as two options... combo $49.99: pBook + eBook + liveBook eBook $39.99: pdf + ePub + kindle + liveBook Personally, I prefer paperback books, but I'm willing to try o…
I like my Kindle Paperwhite. I think it allows you to take notes too. It's soooo much better than an LCD screen with a backlight shining in your face.
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#17Designing Data‑Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann
Yes, I second this.
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#18Mastering Linux Kernel Development
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1785883054/ref=ox_sc_act_t...
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#19I found Clean Architecture to be a big disappointment. I specifically waited for its release to read all of his architecture-related advice in one volume, and then found that most of the meat was in figures and diagrams which I couldn't follow because of my visual impairment. I realise that's not entirely Uncle Bob's problem, but all the way through the book I was telling myself that it would be worth it once I reached the case study in chapter 33. At which point he zoomed through a use case and architecture diagram and called it a day.
Good books have figures. The best books have figures and textual explanations to go with them.
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#20Looking forward a bit, there's an update to The Reasoned Schemer due out in February: https://www.amazon.com/Reasoned-Schemer-MIT-Press/dp/0262535...