Books I recommend to my software engineering students

Re:Books I recommend to my software engineering students by xvilka on Thursday April 23, 2020 @10:49PM (#22964149)

I would also recommend two more good books. They are relevant to almost every aspect of life and creation process:

- Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb[1]

- Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed by Ben R. Rich[2]

[1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13530973-antifragile

[2] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101438.Skunk_Works

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Re:Books I recommend to my software engineering students by cutty on Thursday April 23, 2020 @11:47PM (#22964429)

Can I dive straight into Antifragile without having read the author's previous books?

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Re:Books I recommend to my software engineering students by raihansaputra on Friday April 24, 2020 @04:54AM (#22965987)

I started from Antifragile and didn't regret it. If you feel like drawn toward the earlier ideas, read Antifragile -> Skin In the Game -> Fooled By Randomness -> Black Swan. This might also be related that I usually have more interest in starting with practical knowledge and then digging deeper into the theory/more basic knowledge.

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Re:Books I recommend to my software engineering students by rramadass on Friday April 24, 2020 @12:32AM (#22964665)

Sure. Any references to concepts from earlier books can be easily googled and learnt. Most books nowadays are around 200/500 pages but the essence is contained in only 20/30 pages.

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