Tag: Books
Learning the Luddite Way
I frequently buy eBooks on any topic that peaks my interest. But when I want to learn something in earnest, I buy a print copy and lug it around with me. I underline, make margin notes, test things, and make long lists of things to come back to and practice later. It’s an excruciatingly slow [...]
I Still Prefer Print
I’m an unabashed fan of ebooks, especially when they come at a price point significantly lower than a print book. Combined with surprisingly good file format conversion applications like Calibre, I find the ease and ubiquity of an ebook hard to beat; between my Kindle and Dropbox, I always have something on hand to read. [...]
O’Reilly Book Deal of the Day
One of my favorite publishers of technical books is O’Reilly. Both precise and concise, the O’Reilly publications are usually the definitive books on the particular topic. Due to their technical nature they can admittedly be both a bit dry to read and can sometimes assume a higher level of prior knowledge. But if I truly [...]