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| * [[http://catb.org/~esr/writings/homesteading/|The Cathedral & the Bazaar]], the book on [[http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com.ezproxy.wlu.edu/book/technology-management/0596001088|Safari]] - requires logging in with W&L account. | * [[http://catb.org/~esr/writings/homesteading/|The Cathedral & the Bazaar]], the book on [[http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com.ezproxy.wlu.edu/book/technology-management/0596001088|Safari]] - requires logging in with W&L account. |
| * [[http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com.ezproxy.wlu.edu/book/programming/python/0596007973|Python Cookbook, Second edition]] - requires logging in with W&L account; you can definitely get elsewhere on paper | * [[http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com.ezproxy.wlu.edu/book/programming/python/0596007973|Python Cookbook, Second edition]] - requires logging in with W&L account; you can definitely get elsewhere on paper |
| * Knuth | |
| * [[http://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Donald-Norman/dp/0385267746|The Design of Everyday Things]] | * [[http://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Donald-Norman/dp/0385267746|The Design of Everyday Things]] |
| * [[http://www.amazon.com/Art-Computer-Programming-Volumes-Boxed/dp/0201485419|The Art of Computer Programming, Vols 1-3]], [[http://www.amazon.com/Art-Computer-Programming-Vol-Fascicles/dp/0321637135/ref=pd_sim_b_1|Vol 4]] | * [[http://www.amazon.com/Art-Computer-Programming-Volumes-Boxed/dp/0201485419|The Art of Computer Programming, Vols 1-3]], [[http://www.amazon.com/Art-Computer-Programming-Vol-Fascicles/dp/0321637135/ref=pd_sim_b_1|Vol 4]] |
| | * [[http://artofunittesting.com/|The Art of Unit Testing by Osherove]] |
| | * [[http://www.apolloguidancecomputer.com/|The Apollo Guidance Computer: Architecture and Operation by O'Brien]] |
| | * [[http://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-Robot-Uprising-Defending/dp/1582345929|How To Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion]] - besides a survival guide, talks about robot technology of the future |
| | * [[http://www.amazon.com/Clean-Code-Handbook-Software-Craftsmanship/dp/0132350882|Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship]] - Student Recommendation: "the first text book I enjoyed reading and helped a lot for [job] interviews" |
| ==== Essays, Articles, Blogs ==== | ==== Essays, Articles, Blogs ==== |
| * [[http://paulgraham.com/articles.html|Paul Graham's essays]] | * [[http://paulgraham.com/articles.html|Paul Graham's essays]] |
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| ==== History ==== | ==== History ==== |
| | * [[http://www.amazon.com/Where-Wizards-Stay-Up-Late/dp/0684832674|Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet]] |
| * [[http://books.google.com/books?id=-0tDZX3z-8UC&dq=isbn:0387982698|Out of their minds: | * [[http://books.google.com/books?id=-0tDZX3z-8UC&dq=isbn:0387982698|Out of their minds: |
| the lives and discoveries of 15 great computer scientists]] | the lives and discoveries of 15 great computer scientists]] |
| * [[http://www.amazon.com/Where-Wizards-Stay-Up-Late/dp/0684832674|Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet]] | |
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| ==== Fiction ==== | ==== Fiction ==== |
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| ===== Viewing or Listening Recommendations ===== | ===== Viewing or Listening Recommendations ===== |
| | * [[http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_slavin_how_algorithms_shape_our_world.html|Kevin Slavin on How Algorithms Shape Our World]] |
| * [[http://www.thisdeveloperslife.com/|This Developer's Life]] | * [[http://www.thisdeveloperslife.com/|This Developer's Life]] |
| * [[http://scpd.stanford.edu/knuth/index.jsp|Donald Knuth's Computer Musings]] | * [[http://scpd.stanford.edu/knuth/index.jsp|Donald Knuth's Computer Musings]] |
