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]]> By: andreihttp://victorhurdugaci.com/part-of-my-plan-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1393 andrei Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:35:41 +0000 http://victorhurdugaci.com/?p=1664#comment-1393 7 habits of highly effective people, Ive read this (with fast-forward where it gets boring actually). its an interesting book with a lot of focus on examples from the author's life and work experience. its about bringing a good balance between work and family, the author speaks about his family a lot and the mentality he taught his children and so on. its a very family-focused book, imo. 7 habits of highly effective people, Ive read this (with fast-forward where it gets boring actually). its an interesting book with a lot of focus on examples from the author’s life and work experience. its about bringing a good balance between work and family, the author speaks about his family a lot and the mentality he taught his children and so on. its a very family-focused book, imo.

]]> By: Stefanhttp://victorhurdugaci.com/part-of-my-plan-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1235 Stefan Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:56:41 +0000 http://victorhurdugaci.com/?p=1664#comment-1235 Here are my recommendations: 1) "The Art of Computer Programming" (all 3 volumes) is boring unless you have an interest in theoretical stuff or you need special algorithms in your work. I treated this book like a reference until most of stuff was implemented in libraries (now I just use the libraries). My recommendation: read only the chapters that might interest you. 2) "They Mythical Man Month" is a very interesting software engineering book. In my opinion, you are not a true software engineer if you do not read this book. From the surface the book will feel a bit outdated in some aspects but if you read it from a historical perspective you find a lot of philosophical gems about the science of software engineering. My recommendation: read it from cover to cover. 3) "Peopleware" is an outstanding book about the human aspect of software. The examples presented in the book are software industry centric but they can be easily applied to any other discipline that requires team collaboration and deep thought. My recommendation: read it cover to cover. I will pick "The Inmates are Running the Asylum: Why High-tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity" from your list. It will be an interesting retrospective on user interface perceptions from the late '90s. Here are my recommendations:
1) “The Art of Computer Programming” (all 3 volumes) is boring unless you have an interest in theoretical stuff or you need special algorithms in your work. I treated this book like a reference until most of stuff was implemented in libraries (now I just use the libraries). My recommendation: read only the chapters that might interest you.
2) “They Mythical Man Month” is a very interesting software engineering book. In my opinion, you are not a true software engineer if you do not read this book. From the surface the book will feel a bit outdated in some aspects but if you read it from a historical perspective you find a lot of philosophical gems about the science of software engineering. My recommendation: read it from cover to cover.
3) “Peopleware” is an outstanding book about the human aspect of software. The examples presented in the book are software industry centric but they can be easily applied to any other discipline that requires team collaboration and deep thought. My recommendation: read it cover to cover.

I will pick “The Inmates are Running the Asylum: Why High-tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity” from your list. It will be an interesting retrospective on user interface perceptions from the late ’90s.

]]> By: Timotei Doleanhttp://victorhurdugaci.com/part-of-my-plan-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1233 Timotei Dolean Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:16:42 +0000 http://victorhurdugaci.com/?p=1664#comment-1233 The Art of Computer Programming. Donald Knuth. I head from many teachers and friends, that's the foundations of a good thinking in computer programming, or everything has to to with computers/ and some mathematics. I read some things from that book, and it very good, it's all explained well, and you find ouy many interesting things. The book is that kind of a more general book, that teaches you things you can apply them in many contexts. The Art of Computer Programming. Donald Knuth. I head from many teachers and friends, that’s the foundations of a good thinking in computer programming, or everything has to to with computers/ and some mathematics. I read some things from that book, and it very good, it’s all explained well, and you find ouy many interesting things.

The book is that kind of a more general book, that teaches you things you can apply them in many contexts.

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