Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
The style of this book is amazing. Levy is a high quality story teller. All the big names in productive hacking are found in this entertaining exposition. This book began the common use of the term hacker, before it took on the connotation of malevolent intrusion. Emphasis is placed on the Hacker Ethic and its […]
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Dealers of Lightning
One will be amazed at how much progress towards a home computer hinged on the work of the employees of Xerox in the Palo Alto Research Center. It seems that any major component of an interactive computer was developed at this one hub of creation. This book introduces the key players and tells the tale […]
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C & UNIX
A good introduction to the unix/linux environment. The common programs and commands are explained with high detail. This will get you very fluent in using the operating system, but won’t help too much in becoming a crack programmer.
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Being Digital
This book basically goes through some of the historical development of computer technology and then discusses some of the implications. There wasn’t anything particularly enjoyable or insightful.
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Building Embedded Linux Systems
This book is a good source of information for setting up the Linux software of an embedded system. It does not give a lot of explanation of embedded systems or using the software. Because of its focus, it is not that enjoyable to read and it isn’t a very thorough introduction to embedded system design, […]
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Common Lisp
This really was a gentle introduction, it could probably be well understood by middle school students. While it was a little slow, I liked that I was able to get a good general feel for the Lisp language without straining my brain.
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