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Today I’m answering one of your questions: what are the books I’d recommend to learn more about programming? Before jumping into the recommendations, let me clarify one thing. I did not read all the ...

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StackOverflow is a question and answer community for programmers. Users can ask questions and then vote on the best answers. Back in 2009, someone asked: “What is the single most influential book ...

There are many Internet lists of best programming and software engineering books. Amazon also has their list of best selling computer programming books. I’ve also blogged on the topic in the past: ...

I've always liked paper books for educational and entertainment reading, but having gotten a Note 2 last year, I've really come to like reading novels on it with the kindle app. So that has made me ...

A newly digitised library of more than 150 vintage Macintosh programming books, dating back to 1983, is now available online. It includes titles such as Apple’s ‘Inside Macintosh X Ref’ and Dan Shafer ...

Although Linux receives a lot of praise as a rock-solid server and, recently, as an up-and-coming desktop, games have never been its strong suit. Sure, we all have our favorite diversions; I've spent ...

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