I see SICP listed on every list but I really feel its becoming Knuth-esque. I mean, I didn't learn through that specific book, but after going through it a couple of years ago I found that its kinda alright, but I don't really get this legendary status it has. I've also seen this opinion shared with many seasoned vets throughout my career, just feels overrated.
Books for Software Engineers in 2023
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Re: Books for Software Engineers in 2023
#52I'd also read the books from Teach Yourself CS ( https://teachyourselfcs.com ): - Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective - The Algorithm Design Manual - Mathematics for Computer Science - Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces - Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach - Readings in Database Systems - Crafting Interpreters - Designing Data-Intensive Applications…
this is awesome, thank you.
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
THIS PLACE IS RESERVED FOR JELLY BEAN STAINS . . . . . The whole The Little|Seasoned|Reasoned Schemer plus its other variants The Little ML'er|Java|Prover|Typer are some of the most mind bending books that you will ever read ever. And it is not the just the end result. Reading these books well will teach you socratic method of teaching/learning, which is great in itself. And will help you teach yourself a wide variet…
Why are people downvoting and flagging this comment? The top and bottom are literal quotes from The Little Schemer and the rest is just a short review of the books and an honest assessment of the trouble with the Socratic method (it doesn't work for everyone).
Because it's a weird comment that looks like spam and is basically incomprehensible for it until you added context. Thanks for doing that, btw.
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#54“This book is a must-read for any serious software engineer.” This isn’t necessarily wrong but it always reminds me of the era when I had severe impostor syndrome. I haven’t read any of these books and I’m doing very well. I guess I’m just not serious enough. :)
I tend to interpret these as not "if you don't read this, you're not a serious software engineer", but rather "if you're a software engineer, you are more likely to enjoy this book".
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#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why are people downvoting and flagging this comment? The top and bottom are literal quotes from The Little Schemer and the rest is just a short review of the books and an honest assessment of the trouble with the Socratic method (it doesn't work for everyone).
Because it's a weird comment that looks like spam and is basically incomprehensible for it until you added context. Thanks for doing that, btw.
The Little _________ books themselves are strange, you will either get them or you won't. So it is already a binary classification. The books don't follow a normal book like flow and its basically a giant teacher-student like 1 - 1 mentoring-- building the lesson up from basic axioms, revealing the rules of play slowly, and helping you discover the concepts yourself along the way.
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Re: Books for Software Engineers in 2023
#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
I tend to interpret these as not "if you don't read this, you're not a serious software engineer", but rather "if you're a software engineer, you are more likely to enjoy this book".
ahem: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119
Fortunately, this RFC only applies to other IETF standards-track documents, and not to lists of books you might be interested in reading. :)
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#57I guess the question is: what is the maximum number of pages from these books one can realistically digest and internalize in a year and how do sort on those pages for the most valuable ones
It took me a year to work through the first three chapters of SICP. I skipped three exercises which weren’t motivating enough for me.
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#58“This book is a must-read for any serious software engineer.” This isn’t necessarily wrong but it always reminds me of the era when I had severe impostor syndrome. I haven’t read any of these books and I’m doing very well. I guess I’m just not serious enough. :)
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#59I'm just starting to get into reading books to upskill myself. I'm just curious, do the knowledge you gain in these books not outdated and still applicable to modern software development?
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#60SICP shouldn’t be on this list. Few people actually read it and most just worship it unread like a bible. It was Hilfinger’s assigned text in 61A at Berkeley but without any assigned readings. On the other hand, The Little Schemer which has a lot of the important ideas from SICP might be on a list such as this. But it’s too accessible to warrant much respect.
THIS PLACE IS RESERVED FOR JELLY BEAN STAINS . . . . . The whole The Little|Seasoned|Reasoned Schemer plus its other variants The Little ML'er|Java|Prover|Typer are some of the most mind bending books that you will ever read ever. And it is not the just the end result. Reading these books well will teach you socratic method of teaching/learning, which is great in itself. And will help you teach yourself a wide variet…
I don't like technical books that are infantile for no reason.