Books
People often ask me for my opinion on the best way to gain a good
understanding of modern CPU architecture. Computer Architecture: A
Quantitative Approach, is the big stuff. Odds are that if you were to
take a computer architecture class at almost any university, this would be
the book you'd use.(last updated 9/99) |
For people who know how to code yet weren't around when it all started,
or who just want to reminisce about what it was like Back In The Day, I
highly recommend "Expert C Programming," by Peter van der Linden. What van
der Linden has produced is not so much a book about C programming as it is
a dense little slab of hacker culture. (last updated 7/99) |
I've read a lot of books about Apple. In fact, when reading the
"Sources" section in the back of Infinite Loop, it dawned on me
that I've read essentially every book, magazine, and newspaper article
listed. If you've never read anything beyond a few magazine articles about
Apple computer, Infinite Loop is a great starting (and ending) point. (last updated 10/99)
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Who is it aimed at? Obviously, NT administrators, but probably those
who have handled the basics of installing and configuring NT, but have not
yet mastered the idiosyncrasies of network performance. he topics covered
are wide ranging, including hardware selection and configuration, server
roles, networking protocols and binding, and performance measurement. (last updated 4/99) |
"Our Dumb Century, 100 years of Headlines from America's Finest News
Source" should not be read on the toilet. You may hurt yourself
laughing this hard. As you would expect from the ONION, the humor is often
dark and the jabs are sharp. Some of the most tragic events in
history are humorously represented, usually in such a way as not to lead
to serious moral offense (IMO), but not always. (last updated 10/99) |
For programmers who already know C and want
to do object-oriented programming (OOP), Java is definitely the way to go. This
is where Peter van der Linden’s Just Java comes
in. Just Java is written to build on the reader’s experience with existing
languages like C, Pascal, Fortran, Ada, etc. It takes the reader through the
new features in Java, and shows how they improve upon (or mangle) features of
existing languages. (last updated 5/99).
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Other reviews:
Windows NT 4.0 MCSE Study Guide (last updated 5/99)
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