Perhaps it is the inevitable fate of any convention, but literary history does not, it turns out, have many examples of people appreciating great chaptering. In The History of English Prose Rhythm (1912) – one of the sources for James … Read more
As I write this, I’m wrapping up the sixth month of my year-long Foundations project. This month’s focus is outreach—making and maintaining friendships. In this post, I’ll share lessons from the eight books I read on this topic. Next week, … Read more
The 100 or so Books that shaped a Century of Sciencefrom “Scientists’ Bookshelf” American Scientist, November-December 1999, Volume 87, No. 6 BiographyThe autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1809-1882 by Charles DarwinA mathematician’s apology by G. H. HardyThe double helix : a … Read more
Seeking recommendations for books about how hard things got done. I like the Acquired podcast, but am looking for reading deeper than it. I’m reading The Big Rich about the oil boom in Texas and like it. I also liked … Read more
I was able to read several books this year. Here are some books I loved reading in 2024. Cicero Letter to Friends: Volume 1 Cicero was a Roman statesman, and not only was he an orator of the highest order, … Read more
Here is the list of books that will officially induce mindfucks, sorted alphabetically by author. Those authors in bold have been recommended by one or more people as being generally mindfucking – any books listed under their names are particularly … Read more
Ask HN: What books should I read to improve as a software engineer? 41 points by hopa 2 hours ago | hide | past | favorite | 27 comments I’m a recent grad looking to keep improving. I’ve read Clean Code, … Read more
Thursday, August 05, 2010 at 8:26 AM Posted by Leonid Taycher, software engineer When you are part of a company that is trying to digitize all the books in the world, the first question you often get is: “Just how … Read more
IMO full stack dev isn’t just about any one (or several) languages but also all the in between stuff. On the backend that could mean databases, scaling, containers, GraphQL, auth, scaling, etc. On the frontend there’s a lot of UX, … Read more
In 2022, Penguin Random House wanted to buy Simon & Schuster. The two publishing houses made up 37 percent and 11 percent of the market share, according to the filing, and combined they would have condensed the Big Five publishing … Read more