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Re: Book Recommendation for Interns

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Post by hhs » Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 2:52 PM UTC

sureshjayaraman wrote: post #6

hhs wrote: post #3

I'm using "How to Design Programs", 2nd edition, and it's helpful. It's on Amazon, and free online by Felleisen and colleagues here: https://htdp.org/2018-01-06/Book/part_preface.html

Honestly, I have found reading "How do Design Programs" challenging. May be it doesn't flow perhaps because of the use of an unfamiliar language? Do you have a specific approach that helps you?

I'm a beginner, so it's helping me see the big picture. One advice: Browse books in the bookstore and library, and figure out the seasoned authors whose prose connects with you. It's going to be different for everyone; this has helped me when I start learning something new. Then I advance and get systematic.

Re: Book Recommendation for Interns

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Post by dontbenebby » Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 3:52 AM UTC

* The Millionaire Next Door.

* The Four Pillars of Investing

* A Random Walk Down Wall Street

I've seen fellow interns blow their salaries on 200 jeans, clubbing, and eating every meal out.

Meanwhile, the IRA I started in grad school is growing at ~7% a year providing a nice nest egg.

Financial security gives you the freedom to take risks. Some discipline in your 20s will make your 30s more awesome than you can imagine :)

Re: Book Recommendation for Interns

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Post by tmaly » Fri, Mar 29, 2019, 6:34 PM UTC

sureshjayaraman wrote: post #8

tmaly wrote: post #4

Getting Things Done (2001) by David Allen - great method to organize all your tasks and stay on top of things Clean Coder by Bob Martin - good ideas on being a professional programmer A Philosophy of Software Design by John Ousterhout - big picture ideas on design Test Driven Development by Kent Beck - good basis for thinking about design and testing Legacy Code by Michael Feathers - understanding the issues of legac…

Does "A Philosophy of Software Design" need some experience to appreciate what the author is talking about?

It is very approachable even for a junior developer