Software Foundations [1]. Hands down one of the top programming textbooks to date.
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#152Earlier quoted context omitted.
Which one of his books covers how to build a computer, and is nand2tetris better?
Assembly Language and Computer Architecture Using C++ and Java , Course Technology, 2004 I can't say which is better. Nand2tetris has different approach.
Thanks. I might have to check it out after I finally finish Petzold's CODE.
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#153Image Processing: "Digital Image Processing", Gonzalez and Woods. Comprehensive coverage of principles, well written, practical w/ useful examples yet well grounded in signal processing and engineering principles. Complemented nicely by a version of the book rich in examples solved in MATLAB (co-author Steve Eddins).
I can only second this. Gonzalez & Woods presents a very good overview of the material in a highly practical and understandable way. Each section contains tons of references into the more specific literature that you can follow as soon as you reached the books limits. Finally, it is a pleasure to read if you are interested in image processing and it keeps you hooked.
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#154Linux: Unix and Linux System Aministrator's handbook ('the green book' or 'the purple book')
Networking: 'TCPIP Illustrated' or it's unofficial follow up 'The Illustrated Network'
TLS: 'Bulletproof SSL' ('the Ristic book')
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#155Options, Futures and Other Derivatives is basically a Bible. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/013447208X/ref=dp_ob_neva_mob...
Related, Trading and Exchanges: Market Microstructure for Practitioners by Larry Harris is also excellent. https://www.amazon.com/Trading-Exchanges-Market-Microstructu... These aren't really textbooks, but regardless, the Market Wizards series by Jack Schwagger is highly recommended: https://www.amazon.com/Market-Wizards-Updated-Interviews-Tra... https://www.amazon.com/New-Market-Wizards-Conversations-Amer... https:/…
I second Trading and Exchanges, a phenomenal overview for folks who want to learn how brokerages and market making work.
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#156If you want to learn basics of Integrated electronics devices and circuits - I personally recommend 'Electronic Devices and circuits / Integrated Electronics by J. Millman and C. Halkias (This is actually a textbook)
In case you want to learn Engineering Electromagnetics, great textbook by William Hayt and John Buck
Haven't yet read any other awesome basic textbook on 'Computer Networks' like the one by Andrew S. Tanenbaum
'Digital Signal Processing' by Oppenheim and Schafer
Although these are not textbooks but among other good reads are 'Crossing the Chasm' by Geoffrey Moore, 'The Innovators Dilema' by C. M. Christensen, give amazing insights.
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#157Jean Tirole's "The Theory of Industrial Organization" (1988) was the first cohesive text on game theory, modern industrial organization, and applied microeconomics, and I believe it remains the best advanced-undergraduate-level/early graduate text that I'm aware of in microeconomic theory.
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#158Kotler's "Marketing Management" remains the most definitive text on the practice of marketing. Many people - including some on HN - mistakenly equate marketing with only advertising or, more broadly, marketing communications. In truth that's only a small portion of the discipline. https://www.amazon.com/Marketing-Management-14th-Philip-Kotl...
Do read How Brands Grow by Byron Sharp as a somewhat dissenting, at least opiniated read on branding and marketing.
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#159Can anyone recommend a book that you would use as the guide for building a new software project from scratch? Like something that would provide good overall structural approach and best practices. The goal would be to end with as least amount of tech debt and codebase flexible enough to stand the test of time?
Depends, what kind of application are you trying to build? What programming language? I wrote my book Professional PHP [0] as a guide like that, but of course it's heavily skewed towards building a PHP webapp (even though most of it is also applicable to other OOP languages). But to be honest, I wouldn't try to narrow it down to a single book. Start with the classics like clean code, code complete 2, pragmatic progra…
I was more thinking about language agnostic approaches for big enterprise projects.
Re: Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expertise?
#160Jean Tirole's "The Theory of Industrial Organization" (1988) was the first cohesive text on game theory, modern industrial organization, and applied microeconomics, and I believe it remains the best advanced-undergraduate-level/early graduate text that I'm aware of in microeconomic theory.
Along those lines, I'd nominate "The Structure of American Industry" by James Brock (now in its 13th edition) for a seminal text on industrial dynamics that focuses on case studies and analysis.