Ask HN: Which books would you recommend to me that had a big impact on you

Post by Jtsummers » Sat, Jul 24, 2021, 6:32 PM UTC

elnatro wrote: post #7

I’m going to be “that guy” and not recommend books. I have read many (well 40-50) books and I wouldn’t say that books have taught me anything I couldn’t have learned by experiencing it. I mean, of course, Computer Science has made me read a lot of books, articles, blog posts, etc. but from the personal point of view, experiences (traveling, meeting new people, moving to a new city, getting a new job) are the things t…

Post by mikewarot » Sat, Jul 24, 2021, 6:56 PM UTC

Post by elnatro » Sat, Jul 24, 2021, 7:50 PM UTC

Jtsummers wrote: post #11

elnatro wrote: post #7

I’m going to be “that guy” and not recommend books. I have read many (well 40-50) books and I wouldn’t say that books have taught me anything I couldn’t have learned by experiencing it. I mean, of course, Computer Science has made me read a lot of books, articles, blog posts, etc. but from the personal point of view, experiences (traveling, meeting new people, moving to a new city, getting a new job) are the things t…

40-50 in your lifetime? Of what sort? It seems hard to judge the impact of books when you’ve read so few.

Post by ollran » Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 8:23 PM UTC