Re: My reading list

2000-10-24 Thread Hildo Biersma
Nicholas Clark wrote: On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 06:25:44PM -0700, Ask Bjoern Hansen wrote: :-) For those who haven't read them the Steve Maguire books are really really good. Hallo, no matter what you think of the software they shrinkwrap and sell they must (as a huge software company)

My reading list

2000-10-23 Thread Nathan Torkington
(my apologies for the delay in sending this) Software Project Survival Guide by Steve McConnell Published by Microsoft Press. Takes you step by step through the project, and each chapter ends with a checklist of things that should be happening and things that shouldn't. Quite detailed,

Re: My reading list

2000-10-23 Thread Dan Sugalski
At 12:49 AM 10/24/00 +0100, Simon Cozens wrote: On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 04:11:34PM -0600, Nathan Torkington wrote: I'd just like to stoke the latent paranoia. Latent? What, there's some that *hasn't* come out yet? Damn, I bet it's too late to be afraid...

Re: My reading list

2000-10-23 Thread Ask Bjoern Hansen
On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Simon Cozens wrote: On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 04:11:34PM -0600, Nathan Torkington wrote: I'd just like to stoke the latent paranoia. :-) For those who haven't read them the Steve Maguire books are really really good. Hallo, no matter what you think of the software they

Re: Reading list

2000-10-13 Thread Jarkko Hietaniemi
On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 03:56:00AM -0700, Carlos Ramirez wrote: Here's a listing of 'recommended reading' gathered from this list (provided by Nat). I'm not sure if this will be a permanent place for this link, but for now you can get it here. If i left out a book or if you have a new

Re: Reading list

2000-10-12 Thread Nicholas Clark
On Thu, Oct 12, 2000 at 12:09:02AM -0700, Carlos Ramirez wrote: The Perl Recommended Reading List has been updated with the latest entries. Suggestions/Comments welcomed. Very nice, both in layout and in function (particularly the comparison prices). There's a danger that the list

Re: Reading list

2000-10-12 Thread H . Merijn Brand
On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 03:56:00 -0700, Carlos Ramirez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a listing of 'recommended reading' gathered from this list (provided by Nat). I'm not sure if this will be a permanent place for this link, but for now you can get it here. If i left out a book or if you have a

Re: Reading list

2000-10-12 Thread Clayton Scott
Carlos Ramirez wrote: Here's a listing of 'recommended reading' gathered from this list (provided by Nat). I'm not sure if this will be a permanent place for this link, but for now you can get it here. If i left out a book or if you have a new suggestion you can contact me or post it here

Re: Reading list

2000-10-12 Thread Dan Sugalski
At 09:06 AM 10/12/00 -0400, Clayton Scott wrote: Carlos Ramirez wrote: Here's a listing of 'recommended reading' gathered from this list (provided by Nat). I'm not sure if this will be a permanent place for this link, but for now you can get it here. If i left out a book or if you have

Re: Reading list

2000-10-12 Thread Mark-Jason Dominus
Here's a listing of 'recommended reading' gathered from this list (provided by Nat). It seems a little strange that 'Lord of the Rings' is not on the list.

Re: Reading list

2000-10-12 Thread Simon Cozens
On Thu, Oct 12, 2000 at 02:42:24PM +0200, H.Merijn Brand wrote: This one's double: Compilers,Principles, Techniques and Tools Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools. You should read it twice. -- IBM Pollyanna Principle: Machines should work. People should think.

Re: Reading list

2000-10-12 Thread Nicholas Clark
On Thu, Oct 12, 2000 at 11:57:49AM -0400, Mark-Jason Dominus wrote: Here's a listing of 'recommended reading' gathered from this list (provided by Nat). It seems a little strange that 'Lord of the Rings' is not on the list. I would advise against buying the "Millennium Edition" if you

Re: Reading list

2000-10-12 Thread H . Merijn Brand
On Thu, 12 Oct 2000 16:57:09 +0100, Simon Cozens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Oct 12, 2000 at 02:42:24PM +0200, H.Merijn Brand wrote: This one's double: Compilers,Principles, Techniques and Tools Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools. You should read it twice. And pay

Re: Reading list

2000-10-12 Thread Dan Sugalski
contact me or post it here and I will add them as soon as i can. http://www.perldoc.com/readinglist.pl This is nicely done, and thanks. There are two things I was hoping to add to the list: short reasons as to *why* a particular book is on the p6 reading list (The ones on for distinct reasons, like

Re: Reading list

2000-10-12 Thread Tim Jenness
On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Clayton Scott wrote: Introduction to Algorithms By: Cormen, Thomas H. / Leiserson, Charles E. / Et Al. / McGraw-Hill ISBN: 0070131430 Fatbrain says they cannot get this book but to see at ISBN 0262031418 It seems to be the same book but has a higher price and (Mit

Re: Reading list

2000-10-12 Thread Carlos Ramirez
Ramirez [EMAIL PROTECTED], Nathan Torkington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: October 12, 2000 4:23:29 PM GMT Subject: Re: Reading list At 03:56 AM 10/11/00 -0700, Carlos Ramirez wrote: Here's a listing of 'recommended reading' gathered from this list (provided by Nat). I'm not sure

Re: Reading list

2000-10-11 Thread Nicholas Clark
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 07:36:33PM -0600, Nathan Torkington wrote: I'd like a volunteer to research and HTMLify the reading list. I collected everyone's books (and will add my list when I get back to the house). I just need someone to dig up ISBN numbers, Amazon links, and HTMLify it all

RE: Reading list

2000-10-11 Thread Peter Buckingham
Just a couple of additons. i can't remember whether anyone mentioned cormen et al: Introduction to Algorithms, Cormen, Leiserson Rivest another bible: Principles of Concurrent and Distributed Programming, M. Ben-Ari also: Object-Oriented Software

Re: Reading list

2000-10-11 Thread Joe McMahon
On Tue, 10 Oct 2000, Nathan Torkington wrote: I'd like a volunteer to research and HTMLify the reading list. I collected everyone's books (and will add my list when I get back to the house). I just need someone to dig up ISBN numbers, Amazon links, and HTMLify it all into submission

Re: Reading list

2000-10-11 Thread Russ Allbery
I'll throw in Donald Knuth, _Literate Programming_ (CSLI Lecture Notes #27), ISBN 0-937073-80-6 (paper) or 0-937073-81-4 (cloth), if for no other reason than the included essay entitled "The Errors of TeX", which is a comprehensive breakdown, analysis, and commentary on all of the errors that he

Re: Reading list

2000-10-11 Thread Carlos Ramirez
Here's a listing of 'recommended reading' gathered from this list (provided by Nat). I'm not sure if this will be a permanent place for this link, but for now you can get it here. If i left out a book or if you have a new suggestion you can contact me or post it here and I will add them as soon

Re: Reading list

2000-10-11 Thread Uri Guttman
"CR" == Carlos Ramirez [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: CR Here's a listing of 'recommended reading' gathered from this list CR (provided by Nat). I'm not sure if this will be a permanent place for CR this link, but for now you can get it here. If i left out a book or if CR you have a new

Reading list

2000-10-10 Thread Nathan Torkington
I'd like a volunteer to research and HTMLify the reading list. I collected everyone's books (and will add my list when I get back to the house). I just need someone to dig up ISBN numbers, Amazon links, and HTMLify it all into submission. Mail me direct if you want to volunteer. Thanks, Nat