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Re: Ask HN: What books do you keep on your desk?

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Post by Abundnce10 »

tequila_shot wrote: post #6

I keep ~10 books at my desk. 9 of them are related to Javascript / Python / Probability etc [1]., There is one book though, that I really love to see everyday. Arabian Nights. That was the first book that was gifted to me when I was 11. I always had it with me. It reminds me of my childhood when things get too stressed and I read excerpts out of this book. [1] https://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Definitive-Guide-Activa…

Which translation of Arabian Nights do you have? I've been wanting to read it for a few years now but haven't got around to it. I think this will the next book I read. Any suggestions are appreciated!

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Post by nicholast »

Hello Hacker folks. Have previously shared a few essays in this forum, since topic of the day is book recommendations coincidentally recently published a collection of books that had inspired many of these essays - available on medium if you're interested. Cheers.

https://medium.com/@_NicT_/recommended-further-reading-ae463...

Re: Ask HN: What books do you keep on your desk?

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Post by meifun »

wj wrote: post #28
alehul wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The combination of algorithmic trading and Chinese makes me really curious about your work environment; sounds awesome! Could you share your favorite books on algorithmic trading? I've been interested in it for a while.

My guess is he has "Algorithmic Trading & DMA" and "Trading and Exchanges". Both are excellent.

I have the Ernest Chan books.

"Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives (10th Edition)"

and a few other Economics and Finance books. Happy to share a complete list if anyone really wants it.

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Post by jason_slack »

alehul wrote: post #27
meifun wrote: post #20

A few Stroustrup books. A few Chinese language books (to help communicate with co-workers) A few Algorithmic Trading related books as well as a few math books. And, laugh if you wish, a few Buddhism books to help remind myself patience, no negative energy, etc. If I am feeling frustrated I can read a few quick thoughts.

The combination of algorithmic trading and Chinese makes me really curious about your work environment; sounds awesome! Could you share your favorite books on algorithmic trading? I've been interested in it for a while.

I have been learning Chinese for a few years now :-) I was sick of translating e-mails and documents and not being in on the "inside office humor and wechats". Plus learning Chinese is a stress release for me as I spend time practicing writing with a pen and paper.

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Post by CodeArtisan »

- Structure and interpretation of computer programs

More by nostalgia than by need

- The art of computer programmming

- Hacker's delight

These two are of great help when doing programming challenges. Hacker's delight is about bitwise tricks.

- Open Data Structures

Useful for a quick refresh on data structures.

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