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This section is about books. Maybe some reviews, maybe just (dis-)recommendations.
As of now, I'm not planning this section to be a complete track of what I read.
Just selected highlights.
I mostly read English lately. But still I read some Lithuanian and Russian
stuff occasionally. And it happens sometimes that I like what I read. So if
something non-English appears on this list, please, bear with me.
Technical
| Title |
Author(s) |
Impressions |
| Функциональное программирование на языке Haskell |
Роман Душкин |
An exhaustive Haskell book. A little bit too academic, but hey -- Haskell
itself is quite a bit of academic. I haven't read all of it yet, only the
parts I'm most interested in, about the language itself.
|
| Effective STL |
Scott Meyers |
A particularly enlightening book. I already wrote some of my
initial impressions on this book in my news section when I
read it, but it is a recommended reading with an exceptional
kind of must read.
|
| Programming Pearls |
Jon Bentley |
Another must-read if you seek enlightenment. It's one of those
books that I jokingly call books with low ROI: you're done
reading them too fast :-). But it's so good, you're OK to start
reading it over again.
|
|
Fine literature
| Title |
Author(s) |
Impressions |
| Sourcery |
Terry Pratchett |
Not the best of the series, so I wouldn't recommend it for
those, who haven't bought into Pratchett yet. However, it
does its job shedding some light on the structure of Discworld,
making it a useful part when looking at the series as a whole.
|
| Soul Music |
Terry Pratchett |
A terrific projection of rock music unto Discworld! Anyone
who likes rock, fantasy and good laugh (or any sub-combinations,
in any order) should like this one.
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Thu Aug 13 21:34:25 2009