Ask HN: Technical Summer Reading List • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Technical Summer Reading List

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Post by musgravepeter » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 12:16 PM UTC

thraxil wrote: post #24

Does math count as "technical?" I was originally a Physics major and lately I've been on a kick of filling in the mathematics that was used in my Physics classes but that I feel like was never really gone into in much depth. My current reading list is: - "Analysis I" (and II) by Terence Tao (I finished the first volume and am now on the second, but I consider them really one book) - "Understanding Analysis" by Stephe…

Snap. I am also a physicist trying to learn math. In my case it's:

- Introduction to Analysis (Mattuck)

- Elementary Differential Geometry (Pressley)

both chosen because they have solutions in the book, which I find important for self-study.

Also just got (hot off the presses)

Visual Differential Geometry and Forms (Needham)

Looks fantastic!

Topology is next on the list...

Re: Ask HN: Technical Summer Reading List

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Post by sidcool » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 12:20 PM UTC

- Designing Data Intensive Applications - Martin K

- Kubernetes Up and Running

- The Joy of Kotlin

Re: Ask HN: Technical Summer Reading List

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Post by erikpl » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 12:26 PM UTC

thraxil wrote: post #24

Does math count as "technical?" I was originally a Physics major and lately I've been on a kick of filling in the mathematics that was used in my Physics classes but that I feel like was never really gone into in much depth. My current reading list is: - "Analysis I" (and II) by Terence Tao (I finished the first volume and am now on the second, but I consider them really one book) - "Understanding Analysis" by Stephe…

What would you say are the prerequisites to the Analysis books? I did single-variable calculus and linear algebra in university a few years ago, but I have to admit that I'm a bit rusty.

Re: Ask HN: Technical Summer Reading List

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Post by divtiwari » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 12:40 PM UTC

I would recommend reading/implementing the below:

1. 'Write a Interpreter in Go' by Thorsten Ball

2. 'Write a Compiler in Go' by Thorsten Ball

3. 'Crafting Interpreters' by Bob Nystrom

4. 'Ruby under a Microscope' by Pat Shaughnessy

Re: Ask HN: Technical Summer Reading List

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Post by exdsq » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 12:44 PM UTC

nicolapcweek94 wrote: post #10

I'll be reading Domain Modeling Made Functional [1], which seems fun as it applies F#/ML/FP concepts to "enterprisey" DDD. [1] https://isthisit.nz/posts/2019/domain-modeling-made-function...

My friend read that two years ago and now works for a small F# consultancy that sounds like a great place to work. He really recommends the book.

Re: Ask HN: Technical Summer Reading List

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Post by exdsq » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 12:47 PM UTC

nindalf wrote: post #3

I'm planning to read - Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP). A classic. - Crafting Interpreters. Intro to compilers for me. - Deep Learning for Coders with Fastai and PyTorch. There's some other books in there too, but I'd be really happy if I finished these. I don't have a degree in CS, and most of what I know is self taught. My goal here is to fill in gaps in my knowledge as best I can.

SICP takes _ages_. I'm working through it myself but have realised it's going to be a background project for the next year or so. No idea how MIT freshman do it so quickly!

Re: Ask HN: Technical Summer Reading List

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Post by koonsolo » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 12:49 PM UTC

divtiwari wrote: post #34

I would recommend reading/implementing the below: 1. 'Write a Interpreter in Go' by Thorsten Ball 2. 'Write a Compiler in Go' by Thorsten Ball 3. 'Crafting Interpreters' by Bob Nystrom 4. 'Ruby under a Microscope' by Pat Shaughnessy

'Crafting Interpreters' by Bob Nystrom is such a joy to read.

Re: Ask HN: Technical Summer Reading List

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Post by exdsq » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 12:50 PM UTC

someearth wrote: post #27

Quran for sure! The best ever book that you *must* read! See: https://quran.com/ (With Translations) https://tafsir.app/ (ARABIC)

I appreciate learning other cultures, but why the Quran? Seems heavy - why not some sociology textbook on Islamic culture?

Re: Ask HN: Technical Summer Reading List

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Post by gradschool » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 12:54 PM UTC

some "out there" suggestions:

- "Extremal Combinatorics" by Staysys Jukna

- "Convex Optimization" by Boyd and Vandenberghe

- "Delay Insensitive Circuits" [1]

- "An Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography" by Hoffstein, Pipher, and Silverman

- "Quantum Computing since Democritus" by Scott AAronson

[1] https://www.delayinsensitive.com

disclosure: I'm the author.

Re: Ask HN: Technical Summer Reading List

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Post by qntty » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 12:59 PM UTC

someearth wrote: post #27

Quran for sure! The best ever book that you *must* read! See: https://quran.com/ (With Translations) https://tafsir.app/ (ARABIC)

Does anybody just read the Quran? I listened to some comparative religion lectures by Huston Smith where he said basically it's impossible to just read. He tried it and didn't understand it. It's a book that is very hard to get into without an existing knowledge of Islam that comes from somewhere other than reading the Quran. Eventually he began to understand it after a lot of background reading from the Sufis.