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Re:Ask HN: Any good Technical books with hilarious presentat... by phren0logy on Monday July 20, 2020 @04:04PM (#23901341)
If your taste in humor trends toward the absurdist, check out anything by _why the lucky stiff.
Re:Ask HN: Any good Technical books with hilarious presentat... by HAL9OOO on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @08:34AM (#23906337)
Re:Ask HN: Any good Technical books with hilarious presentat... by frompdx on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @12:11PM (#23908038)
Great recommendation. Just a good book all around. The illustrations make subject matter accessible to many.
Re:Ask HN: Any good Technical books with hilarious presentat... by macando on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @08:59AM (#23906459)
Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby

https://poignant.guide

Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!

http://learnyouahaskell.com/

Head First Design Patterns: A Brain-Friendly Guide

https://www.amazon.com/Head-First-Design-Patterns-Brain-Frie...

Re:Ask HN: Any good Technical books with hilarious presentat... by frompdx on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @12:13PM (#23908067)
Hilarious might be a stretch, but Starting Forth by Leo Brodie is definitely amusing and prompted a chuckle or two. You can read it for free online. I was lucky enough to track down a second hand copy. It is out of print sadly.

https://www.forth.com/starting-forth/

Re:Ask HN: Any good Technical books with hilarious presentat... by gtirloni on Monday July 20, 2020 @05:43PM (#23902223)
The Illustrated Children’s Guide to Kubernetes

https://www.cncf.io/the-childrens-illustrated-guide-to-kuber...

Re:Ask HN: Any good Technical books with hilarious presentat... by kleer001 on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @03:17PM (#23909953)
I'm a fan of http://www.lisperati.com/

And

Land of Lisp: also by Conrad Barski

Even though, I bet like others, I have yet to finish it :(

Re:Ask HN: Any good Technical books with hilarious presentat... by htk on Monday July 20, 2020 @09:33PM (#23903588)
“If Hemingway Wrote JavaScript”

Different and lighthearted enough for me to recommend.