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Re: Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020?

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Post by mnicky »

matsemann wrote: post #122
douglaswlance wrote: post #73

My top priority books: Software Requirements - Karl Wiegers Programming TypeScript - Boris Cherny Associate Cloud Engineer Study - Dan Sullivan Design Patterns - Gang of Four Refactoring - Kent Beck, Martin Fowler Programming Pearls - Jon Bentley Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture - Martin Fowler The Pragmatic Programmer - David Thomas, Andrew Hunt CSS: The Definitive Guide - Eric A. Meyer, Estelle Weyl…

You have quite overlap between some stuff. I would recommend "Clean Code", but then skip the rest from the same author, at least for a while. While "Code Complete" is good, it's loooong and also a lot of the same stuff. For patterns, "Head First" is a bit childish maybe, but the content is fine for someone learning to recognize patterns. "Patterns of Enterprise..." is also good, but more dry. I'd stick with one of th…

Another "Patterns" book that seems to be interesting is "Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture For Dummies" by Robert Hanmer. I've actually ordered it and look forward to read it in the coming year.

There's also "Patterns for Fault Tolerant Software" by the same author that looks pretty interesting too.

Re: Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020?

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Post by mnicky »

derangedHorse wrote: post #313
matsemann wrote: post #122

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You have quite overlap between some stuff. I would recommend "Clean Code", but then skip the rest from the same author, at least for a while. While "Code Complete" is good, it's loooong and also a lot of the same stuff. For patterns, "Head First" is a bit childish maybe, but the content is fine for someone learning to recognize patterns. "Patterns of Enterprise..." is also good, but more dry. I'd stick with one of th…

Code Complete seemed to be a book with a lot of dense, redundant content. Reading what was written had me feeling like I was reading information that could have been written by myself. Clean Code on the other hand (along with Refactoring by Martin Fowler) changed the way I write code for the better.

Not a long time ago I've found this comment about how to read Code Complete: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R65Q50S27SSWE - After reading the comment, maybe I'll consider to give the book another try with a different approach :)

Re: Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020?

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Post by techstrategist »

dominotw wrote: post #164
techstrategist wrote: post #106

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Depending on your current habits, starting with Digital Minimalism will help get through the others in one year.

curious whats in that book. I feel like i already know what i am doing wrong re tech addiction but that i think is psychological issue with me. Not sue what a book can tell me.

The great thing about books is that they not only provide knowledge, but can provide some course of action.

The book is both - an intro of "look how awesome you can be without the tech", a detox plan, and a plan to deliberately reintroduce helpful technology.

I am as guilty as anyone in that I have partly read the book, implemented a few of the suggestions, but haven't fully embraced. I think the holidays will be a great time to finish reading it and start my 30 day declutter.

Re: Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020?

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Post by techstrategist »

nireyal wrote: post #311
techstrategist wrote: post #106

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Depending on your current habits, starting with Digital Minimalism will help get through the others in one year.

Have you read my book, Indistractable, @techstrategist? Would love to know what you think of it! I spent 5 years researching and writing a tech positive guide to the deeper psychology of distraction.

I haven't, and can't say for certain whether or not I've come across it yet.

Downloading the audiobook as I type this.

Re: Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020?

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Post by techstrategist »

tren wrote: post #318
nireyal wrote: post #311

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Have you read my book, Indistractable, @techstrategist? Would love to know what you think of it! I spent 5 years researching and writing a tech positive guide to the deeper psychology of distraction.

Hey Nir, I just finished your book (loaned from the library). I feel like it has a lot of good information, however the people who are most likely to benefit from it are least likely to read it, or read anything at all for that matter. I'd already implemented most of your recommendations before reading it, and this year I feel like I've finally balanced tech consumption so that it's at a healthy level. It's allowed m…

I agree with these, although I do still struggle implementing them.

Re: Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020?

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Post by nireyal »

tren wrote: post #318
nireyal wrote: post #311

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Have you read my book, Indistractable, @techstrategist? Would love to know what you think of it! I spent 5 years researching and writing a tech positive guide to the deeper psychology of distraction.

Hey Nir, I just finished your book (loaned from the library). I feel like it has a lot of good information, however the people who are most likely to benefit from it are least likely to read it, or read anything at all for that matter. I'd already implemented most of your recommendations before reading it, and this year I feel like I've finally balanced tech consumption so that it's at a healthy level. It's allowed m…

I love that you’ve become Indistractable! Congrats!! What did you think about the section on “how to raise Indistractable kids”?

Re: Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020?

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Post by nireyal »

techstrategist wrote: post #324
nireyal wrote: post #311

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Have you read my book, Indistractable, @techstrategist? Would love to know what you think of it! I spent 5 years researching and writing a tech positive guide to the deeper psychology of distraction.

I haven't, and can't say for certain whether or not I've come across it yet. Downloading the audiobook as I type this.

I hope you enjoy Indistractable! Please let me know what you think of it!

Re: Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020?

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Post by tren »

nireyal wrote: post #326
tren wrote: post #318

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Hey Nir, I just finished your book (loaned from the library). I feel like it has a lot of good information, however the people who are most likely to benefit from it are least likely to read it, or read anything at all for that matter. I'd already implemented most of your recommendations before reading it, and this year I feel like I've finally balanced tech consumption so that it's at a healthy level. It's allowed m…

I love that you’ve become Indistractable! Congrats!! What did you think about the section on “how to raise Indistractable kids”?

I think it's good advice for a lot of people. You're a role model for them, if you're always checking your phone your distraction will rub off on them. I try to spend a couple of hours each day with my kid focusing 100% on what we're doing.

I try to follow Derek Sivers advice as much as possible: https://sivers.org/pa

Re: Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020?

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Post by the_watcher »

Scarblac wrote: post #208
the_watcher wrote: post #197

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I really enjoy expanded universes (I'll forgive a lot on the quality side in exchange for coloring in the world), and I also just couldn't get through the sequels.

And I love the sequels...

Huh, maybe someday I'll try again. I did find that Dune took me a few attempts to truly get into.
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