every year there is new and more shit to learn and the counter is reset to stay “relevant”. meanwhile those in other professions carry on with their lives in their slow moving field.
Ask HN: Programmers – do you still buy/read technical books?
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Re: Ask HN: Programmers – do you still buy/read technical books?
#42Of course, now that all the software is free.
Re: Ask HN: Programmers – do you still buy/read technical books?
#43Sure. How else could you acquire fundamental, consistent knowledge about a topic? By random, volatile blog posts?
Did you know there is more on the internet than just hn?
Seriously, there's just random angry blog posts. You can't get the equivalent of a 300 page book teaching you programming concepts from the @*#& on the Internet.
Re: Ask HN: Programmers – do you still buy/read technical books?
#44Absolutely - nothing beats reading, highlighting and making notes in the margin!
Re: Ask HN: Programmers – do you still buy/read technical books?
#45I'd say that the technical books are a bit of a stretch, as most things in tech and entropy of their usefulness like apps over time, break. I might suggest something more above the free of technology and more in the design of software. Ideas that last are the ones around approaches to design vs. actually technology that they are implemented with. My co-worker (a younger version of me, actually and way smarter is wise…
I've had that on my 'to buy' list for too long. In such a rapidly changing field like computing, books have to be really special to reach the 'classic' accolade.
Re: Ask HN: Programmers – do you still buy/read technical books?
#46Yes, but I started reading recently. I got introduced to Eli Bendersky’s blog[0] and when I went through his reading summary & book reviews; I got motivated enough to start reading! [0]: https://eli.thegreenplace.net/tag/book-reviews
What books have you chosen to read and why?
And, how did it go?
I have my own website where I focus to help developers find what book to read based on a roadmap to be a master craftsman.
Re: Ask HN: Programmers – do you still buy/read technical books?
#47Yes! Reading programming books have been one of the best choices I've done with my career.
I got so inspired by reading that I created a website just to try and help people read more programming books. The biggest hurdle is usually finding a book that is not too hard or too long to start with.