VERY interested in "Building Enterprise JavaScript Applications" I noticed that it was released Sept 2018. That's not too old, but I'm curious if there's a more up-to-date version.
Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building projects?
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Re: Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building projects?
#42I've been making my way through "Writing an Intepreter in Go" and "Writing a compiler in Go" https://interpreterbook.com/ The Go stuff is really just a means to an end, the real value comes from the practical learnings of how to build a functioning interpreter and compiler (and virtual machine!) for a programming language the author made up called Monkey. It's not a book full of theory but it lays some nice foundatio…
Re: Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building projects?
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would love to know the name of this book, sounds perfect for learning about combustion engines.
I'm hoping someone else remembers it and furnishes the title. I was a kid when I read it, and the book was already old, so publication date circa 1970-80. Best I can do. I trawled through book cover images but no love. - - - - edit to add: It's probably "Auto Mechanics Fundamentals" by Stockel. I'm still looking for pictures of the insides of the book, but going by what I can see here, it's very likely: https://archi…
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#44Re: Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building projects?
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would love to know the name of this book, sounds perfect for learning about combustion engines.
I'm hoping someone else remembers it and furnishes the title. I was a kid when I read it, and the book was already old, so publication date circa 1970-80. Best I can do. I trawled through book cover images but no love. - - - - edit to add: It's probably "Auto Mechanics Fundamentals" by Stockel. I'm still looking for pictures of the insides of the book, but going by what I can see here, it's very likely: https://archi…
Re: Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building projects?
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would love to know the name of this book, sounds perfect for learning about combustion engines.
I'm hoping someone else remembers it and furnishes the title. I was a kid when I read it, and the book was already old, so publication date circa 1970-80. Best I can do. I trawled through book cover images but no love. - - - - edit to add: It's probably "Auto Mechanics Fundamentals" by Stockel. I'm still looking for pictures of the insides of the book, but going by what I can see here, it's very likely: https://archi…
Re: Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building projects?
#47Frank Luna's Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 11 is an underrated gem in the genre. I was surprised when I saw Microsoft recently recommending it to people to learn D3D11 before they jump into D3D12. It doesn't actually cover game programming per-se, it's more of an introduction to 3d graphics programming book, but each chapter builds upon the last and there are assignments at the end of each chapter…
I have never read it but how is SRS incorporated into it?
There are a lot of "good" books on graphics that jump you from one topic to another but never really integrate what you learn or ask you to take something covered earlier, but now combine it with a newly-learned concept to create something novel (novel in the eyes of a beginner). We need more books that integrate, because a lot of very recent (as of SIGGRAPH 2019) graphics development is about taking a set of concepts you already know, and exploiting them in different ways.
Re: Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building projects?
#48https://www.amazon.com/Code-Language-Computer-Hardware-Softw...
From binary to a full computer
Re: Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building projects?
#49Not quite what you're talking about but the best book on car mechanics I ever read... It was red, and textbook-sized, hardcover. Lots of drawings. It literally started with an explosion in a can, and then progressively enhanced that idea step-by-step: add a lid to the can to capture the energy, add a lever to keep the can lid from flying away, and then attach the lever to a wheel so that it returns the lid to the top…
Re: Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building projects?
#50Building Machine Learning Powered Applications walks you through building an ML application end-to-end, from product idea to a (simple) deployed version.
The free first chapter is available here https://mlpowered.com/book/
The github is at https://github.com/hundredblocks/ml-powered-applications