Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads

2008-10-24 Thread Steve Flynn
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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads

2008-10-24 Thread jamie
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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads

2008-10-23 Thread Steve Flynn
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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads

2008-10-23 Thread Neil Greenwood
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.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads

2008-10-21 Thread Lucy
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

[ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads

2008-10-19 Thread Jason Liquorish
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