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| ====== Learning More ====== | ====== Resources to Learn More ====== |
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| ===== Reading Recommendations ===== | ===== Reading Recommendations ===== |
| * [[http://bofh.ntk.net/BOFH/|The Bastard Operator from Hell series]] | * [[http://bofh.ntk.net/BOFH/|The Bastard Operator from Hell series]] |
| * [[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://www.amazon.com/The-Signal-Noise-Predictions-Fail-but/dp/159420411X|The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't]] - blogger Nate Silver's analysis of predictions |
| * [[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 |
| * [[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/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/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" | * [[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" |
| | * [[http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com.ezproxy.wlu.edu/020161622X|The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master]] - an alumnus says, "It's a pretty natural extension from our software development class, and might be an awesome read if we had software dev II class." |
| | * Gabriella Coleman's Coding Freedom: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking |
| ==== Essays, Articles, Blogs ==== | ==== Essays, Articles, Blogs ==== |
| * [[http://paulgraham.com/articles.html|Paul Graham's essays]] | * [[http://paulgraham.com/articles.html|Paul Graham's essays]] |
