It's a good book. Your library probably has it for free (SF library does, and the waiting list for it generally isn't too bad).
Paul Graham's Hackers and Painters is $9.49 on O'Reilly's deal of the day.
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Re: Paul Graham's Hackers and Painters is $9.49 on O'Reilly's deal of the day.
#12can anyone speak of the value of getting a 6-7 year old technology-related book (aside from reminiscing about this and that)? Are readers of HN really the audience for this book (people who, at least in theory, are do-ers, go getters, etc)? I'm asking not to be the villan of this post, but simply because I haven't read the book and am wondering whether it's worth the read. So, input is appreciated!
The content of the book came from his essays (posted on his website). Whether it is worth or not, it depends on how you define worth. I used to buy the hype cycle out of recommended books by "the internet" (reddit, HN, blogs, etc), for example: the tipping point, wisdom of the crowd, paradox of less, this book, get things done, etc. But then I figured out that I want to (and should) do my own thing, not to follow som…
I also (same book lineup as you and 4 hour week, Godin stuff, those other bad books from Gladwell, yes all of them, I still like Black Swan) came to the conclusion those hype cycle blogosphere books are not for me and only distract.
Re: Paul Graham's Hackers and Painters is $9.49 on O'Reilly's deal of the day.
#13can anyone speak of the value of getting a 6-7 year old technology-related book (aside from reminiscing about this and that)? Are readers of HN really the audience for this book (people who, at least in theory, are do-ers, go getters, etc)? I'm asking not to be the villan of this post, but simply because I haven't read the book and am wondering whether it's worth the read. So, input is appreciated!
Its more general wisdom from his eassys on his website. I find it timeless. I go back and read it every two or three years and enjoy it thoroughly.
Re: Paul Graham's Hackers and Painters is $9.49 on O'Reilly's deal of the day.
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
The content of the book came from his essays (posted on his website). Whether it is worth or not, it depends on how you define worth. I used to buy the hype cycle out of recommended books by "the internet" (reddit, HN, blogs, etc), for example: the tipping point, wisdom of the crowd, paradox of less, this book, get things done, etc. But then I figured out that I want to (and should) do my own thing, not to follow som…
I also (same book lineup as you and 4 hour week, Godin stuff, those other bad books from Gladwell, yes all of them, I still like Black Swan) came to the conclusion those hype cycle blogosphere books are not for me and only distract.
They do indeed. Funny though, I was cleaning up my bookshelves 2 days ago and I stumbled upon old books "Software Engineering in UNIX/C Environment" (1991)[Honest: I copied the book from my university library before I graduated a few years ago] and "The Greatest Secret in the World" (1997).
I browsed found interesting information. For example: SE in UNIX/C Env book mentioned Unit, System, Integration, and Acceptance Testing. Just like those Agilist/Scrum books are doing these days.
Og Mandino book is sort of self-help book that seems a combination of a few recent self-help books.
They're both thin and easy to read. I suppose I would believe reviews about old books than newer books from now on.
Re: Paul Graham's Hackers and Painters is $9.49 on O'Reilly's deal of the day.
#15Alternatively, if you want to buy it from Amazon for whatever reason, it's $9.99: http://amzn.com/B0026OR2NQ
That's for the kindle version, but the paperback edition is $11 [1].
[1]: http://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Painters-Big-Ideas-Computer/dp...
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#16Just finished this book a few weeks ago. It was very interesting, especially the chapter on wealth, where he introduces that wealth does not equal money, but rather wealth equals something that people want.
Re: Paul Graham's Hackers and Painters is $9.49 on O'Reilly's deal of the day.
#17Alternatively, if you want to buy it from Amazon for whatever reason, it's $9.99: http://amzn.com/B0026OR2NQ
That's for the kindle version, but the paperback edition is $11 [1]. [1]: http://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Painters-Big-Ideas-Computer/dp...
So you save a whole dollar and 51 cents. Big deal. I'd just as soon order it from Amazon, who in general has much better prices than direct from O'Reilly.
Re: Paul Graham's Hackers and Painters is $9.49 on O'Reilly's deal of the day.
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's for the kindle version, but the paperback edition is $11 [1]. [1]: http://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Painters-Big-Ideas-Computer/dp...
So you save a whole dollar and 51 cents. Big deal. I'd just as soon order it from Amazon, who in general has much better prices than direct from O'Reilly.
I would rather order it from anyone but Amazon, who has been started removing "offensive" books from the Kindle store left and right.
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#19Excellent text, eloquent argument that takes to task the modern notion of entrepreneurship and what it means for today's innovators.
I really enjoyed reading the parts that called on developers to challenge old players in new markets; inspiring stuff.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
So you save a whole dollar and 51 cents. Big deal. I'd just as soon order it from Amazon, who in general has much better prices than direct from O'Reilly.
I would rather order it from anyone but Amazon, who has been started removing "offensive" books from the Kindle store left and right.
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