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Bear wrote:Good grief, I'm afraid to count them. Certainly, the count would be in the hundreds. And if you count those that I've purged over the years, likely over a thousand.
This is the reason I've switched to eBooks lately. I'm drowning in books (I also have tons of novels, cookbooks, How To books, non-tech science non-fiction, and on and on).
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Bear Bibeault wrote:The "purged pile" is large because I have 34 years in the industry.
Remember you have not inherited earth from your ancestor,you only borrowed it from your descendants.
Tushar Bhaware wrote:I still find it as an amazing achievement. I think, most people will give up reading new books when they have few years of experience and from the number of books you have read, looks like you have never lost the hunger of learning new things. And that's the main Accomplishment.
Bear Bibeault wrote:Not alphabetized?
Tushar Bhaware wrote:
I still find it as an amazing achievement.
I think, most people will give up reading new books when they have few years of experience and from the number of books you have read, looks like you have never lost the hunger of learning new things.
Pat Farrell wrote:
Bear Bibeault wrote:Not alphabetized?
Its essentially a self optimizing cache. Hot topics, current books are easy arm length. Notice that the Aho, Sethi, Ullman Dragon book is way up on the top shelf.
Bear Bibeault wrote:For me, it's self-optimized by which pile is closer to my desk.
Pat Farrell wrote:For me, if I don't put them up on a shelf, in an instant, you can't see the top of my desk.
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Pat Farrell wrote:Just took a quick snapshot of the book wall in my office.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_old_curmudgeon/8218564758/in/photostream
Tushar Bhaware wrote:I still find it as an amazing achievement. I think, most people will give up reading new books when they have few years of experience and from the number of books you have read, looks like you have never lost the hunger of learning new things. And that's the main Accomplishment.
No more Blub for me, thank you, Vicar.
Pat Farrell wrote:Just took a quick snapshot of the book wall in my office.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_old_curmudgeon/8218564758/in/photostream
Pat Farrell wrote:There will always be new technologies to learn. I sure would not have wanted to spend nearly 40 years doing vintage 1972 Fortran.
Bear Bibeault wrote:There's a term for an older software developer who doesn't keep up-to-date with new things: unemployed.
Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:I read 10-20 tech books a year.
for bringing this question to my mind andchris webster
for giving me this new perspective.all other's who have commented here
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fred rosenberger wrote:I have about 20 here in the office, and about 20 more at home.
fred rosenberger wrote:
I've also found that much of the other stuff I need, google is a terrific reference.
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Tushar Bhaware wrote:Google is best friend to beginners like me.
There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors
Yes i have found out that in one of forum where i mentioned roseindia is a good website and found out that it contains crappy material. Now i also look for quality content,ask my seniors where they look for stuff,hang out more on JavaRanch.fred rosenberger wrote:I would caution you though...there is a lot of garbage out there, too. "There has GOT to be a better way".
Remember you have not inherited earth from your ancestor,you only borrowed it from your descendants.
Tushar Bhaware wrote:Now i also look for quality content,ask my seniors where they look for stuff,hang out more on JavaRanch.
No more Blub for me, thank you, Vicar.
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Paul Anilprem wrote:In one of Sherlock Holmes's books (don't remember which one), Sherlock explains to Dr Watson why he doesn't read a lot of books. His logic is that brain is like a room and information is like furniture. So the more you read the more cluttered our brain gets and it become difficult to find stuff you really need. Hence, he reads only the stuff he needs and only when he needs it.
Has this ever happened with anyone here?
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Jelle Klap wrote:It's hard to pick up a book when you have a PS3 sitting right there, distracting you. Calling you. Pick me, pick me!
Bear Bibeault wrote:
Jelle Klap wrote:It's hard to pick up a book when you have a PS3 sitting right there, distracting you. Calling you. Pick me, pick me!
I'll say! I got Dishonored for my birthday (mid-October) and started playing it a couple of weeks ago, and it's really really hard to put down!
(See. I don't spend all my time geeking out.)
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Bear Bibeault wrote:I'll say! I got Dishonored for my birthday (mid-October) and started playing it a couple of weeks ago, and it's really really hard to put down!
(See. I don't spend all my time geeking out.)
There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors
Jelle Klap wrote:It reminded me of both Thief and Deus Ex, two of my all time favorite series.
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Samuel Bird wrote:Umm... I have four. I tend to use ebooks and pdfs (;) because I cannot afford to buy a ton of books. I do have 17 books on mathematics, proper textbooks, though which isn't bad considering I am 15.
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chris webster wrote:
Dieter Quickfend wrote:Would be nice to have a good subscription eBook website with a lot of specialized tech books. I would sign up for something like that.
Would Safari be useful?
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