Hi. I read a lot of books and bum around a lot of wikis so I though I should set up camp here. I'm an occassional contributor at this point; I'm quite busy over at
[Wikipedia]. You can see
[my page there] if you want to know more about me.
Recommended Books for a Beginning Programmer
I'm working toward a computer science degree (slowly but surely). I'm doing very well in my courses, but I have the feeling that I'm being prepared to be a worker in an industry, rather than a good programmer. I'm certainly not opposed to being employable, of course, but I don't intend to develop Java-based buzzwords all my life. So, programming gurus, help me out. What books do you recommend for the beginning programmer?
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Books I have read, am reading, or intend to read at some point:
Biography and Personal Stories
- OneHalfOfRobertsonDavies?, RobertsonDavies?
- OutOfAfrica?, KarenBlixen? (Isak Dinesen)
Children's Books
- GoodnightMoon?, MargaretWiseBrown? and ClementHurd?
- JillianJiggs?
- MarvinKMooneyWillYouPleaseGoNow?, DrSeuss
- OhThePlacesYoullGo?, DrSeuss
- OneYellowLion?, MatthewVanFleet?
- TheSearchForDelicious? NadineBabbit?
Communication, Language and Persuasion
- AgeOfPropaanda?
- TheElementsOfStyle, WilliamStrunkJr? and E. B. White (fourth ed.) [ISBN 020530902X (amazon.com, search)]
- TheNatureOfTheBook?
Education
- HowChildrenFail?, JohnHolt?
- HowChildrenLearn?, JohnHolt?
- TeachYourOwn?, JohnHolt?
History
- APeoplesHistoryOfTheUnitedStates?, HowardZinn?
- TheHistories?, Herodotus?
Fiction
- NotWantedOnTheVoyage?, TimothyFindley?
Food and Drink
- LetsEatKoreanFood, Betsy O'Brien
Philosophy, Religion and Worldviews
- GuideToKoreanBuddhistTemples?, The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
- MisterGodThisIsAnna?, Fynn? [ISBN 0345327225 (amazon.com, search)]
- TheMonkAndThePhilosopher? JeanFrancoisRevel? and MatthieuRicard?
- TheStructureOfScientificRevolutions, ThomasKuhn?
- TheFutureOfIdeas?, LawrenceLessig?
- TheRepublic, Plato?
- SophiesWorld?, JosteinGaarder?
Science
- ClimbingMountImprobable?, RichardDawkins
Just-For-The-Dumb-Fun-Of-It
- TheComingRussianInvasionOfIsrael, ThomasMcCall? and ZolaLevitt?
Now that I've got my Handspring Visor up and running again, I've been carrying quite a few ebooks around with me. [CSpotRun], [Plucker] and [Memoware] are my friends.
Messages:
Hi Stephen ! Very glad to have you here. I think you're the first person "from" Wikipedia to get off the bus and make a home here... insofar, that is, as any of us are "from" virtual places which are no more than wisps of the imagination. -- LaurentBossavit
I see AstroNomer came over too. There's been some interest recently about adding more subjective book reviews to Wikipedia; I've suggested that people check out Bookshelved. -- StephenGilbert
- Ah, EdPoor and ClaudineChionh have popped over too... and Tarquin... I should start a travelling Wikipedian list. -- SG
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