Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads
On 10/23/08, Neil Greenwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/10/23 Steve Flynn [EMAIL PROTECTED]: For heavy duty reference material, I strongly recommend getting hold of Volumes I - III of Kunths The Art of Programming... saved my bacon many a time at work. Just in case you're not aware, the above author is actually spelt Knuth. Might make tracking it down easier. :-) My bad for the typo. A google for The Art of Programming finds it easily.. Anyone who wanted to read the work and couldn't find it online is doomed from the outset! :) Can anyone guess I do Java for a living? :-) I was going to say You have my deepest sympathy and then I considered that I end up having to write COBOL and maintain 30 year old assembler code and decided that you're in a better place than I. -- Steve When one person suffers from a delusion it is insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion. 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads
Quoting Steve Flynn [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I was going to say You have my deepest sympathy and then I considered that I end up having to write COBOL and maintain 30 year old assembler code and decided that you're in a better place than I. Oooo I did 4 years of COBOL programming and a further 6 years of Z80 assembly professionally so that was enough for me. But hey, for any would-be open source developer, the Git user manual is a must - http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/user-manual.html, its the future you know ;) -- Steve Regards, Jamie -- http://www.linuxuk.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads
On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 7:39 AM, Jason Liquorish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am just looking for general reads that people rate, mainly things that relate to my college course, as listed in my original post, as well as improving my knowledge on Linux. You might also enjoy Jon Bentleys Programming Pearls. For heavy duty reference material, I strongly recommend getting hold of Volumes I - III of Kunths The Art of Programming... saved my bacon many a time at work. -- Steve When one person suffers from a delusion it is insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion. 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads
2008/10/23 Steve Flynn [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 7:39 AM, Jason Liquorish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am just looking for general reads that people rate, mainly things that relate to my college course, as listed in my original post, as well as improving my knowledge on Linux. You might also enjoy Jon Bentleys Programming Pearls. Some of the 'Pearls' are getting a bit long in the tooth now (sorting a file on tape onto another tape anyone?), but a lot of the principles and the analytical techniques Bentley uses are interesting and still apply. Not all of them involve computers either. If I recall correctly, there's one about how to organise a mail room and its pigeon holes! For heavy duty reference material, I strongly recommend getting hold of Volumes I - III of Kunths The Art of Programming... saved my bacon many a time at work. Just in case you're not aware, the above author is actually spelt Knuth. Might make tracking it down easier. :-) For Java-specific reference, - Josh Bloch's Effective Java has lots of tips on how to write code right. - Java Puzzlers shows lots of programs that don't do what you think they might. - and if you're writing multi-threaded code, Java Concurrency in Practice is a must! If that lot leaves you with a bit of time free, I can also recommend the Java Specialists' Newsletter, which has some simple ideas and lots of wacky things. It might be a bit advanced, depending on how well you currently know Java. Can anyone guess I do Java for a living? :-) Cofion, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads
On 21/10/2008, John Levin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For Java, Python etc, I've no idea. For Python I would recommend the book Dive into Python (also available online at http://www.diveintopython.org) For Java there's Thinking In Java, part of a whole series by Bruce Eckel, and is also well worth checking out (even if you're familiar with the language). It's also available online at http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/ (with the newer version, not quite so free, at http://mindview.net/Books/TIJ4). -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads
Hello everyone, I am looking for recommendations for some decent reads. I am currently doing a BTEC National Diploma for IT Practitioners based around Software Development, so anything that applies to this is a plus, although I am generally just looking to learn stuff and expand my knowledge. I would like to get a better understanding of Linux in general and learn more about it, especially the CLI and inner workings, although there are a number of other topics I am interested in. I love programming at college and I am particularly interested in Java and Python. I also found Systems Analysis and Design, Databases, HCI and Web Design particularly interesting areas/subjects. Thank you in advance for recommendations in any of the subjects listed or other areas =) -- Jason Liquorish [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
