Computer Science Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Art of Computer Programming: Fundamental Algorithms, Volume 1
Donald KnuthComputer Science“I have twenty years’ work ahead of me to finish The Art of Computer Programming.” — Donald Knuth, letter to John Ewing (04 September 1990)
Hardcover, 1997
$79.99$54.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Life After Google: The Fall of Big Data and the Rise of the Blockchain Economy
George GilderComputer ScienceSince 1981, “the cost effectiveness of hard drives grew 500x faster than that of processors.” — George Gilder, Life after Google
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Robin SloanComputer Science“Ruby … was invented by a cheerful Japanese programmer, and it reads like friendly, accessible poetry. Billy Collins by way of Bill Gates.” — Robin Sloan, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
Paperback, 2013
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of Darpa, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency
Annie JacobsenComputer Science“… a staggering 32k of memory … the first fully transistorized supercomputer in the world.” from The Pentagon’s Brain by Annie Jacobsen
Paperback, 2016
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book