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Re:Databases, Types, and the Relational Model: The Third Man... by mattdeboard on Monday October 04, 2021 @11:23AM (#28747872)
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! DDIA is amazing. It is _the_ premier reference manual, as far as my brain and I are concerned. It's the only "computer book" I keep next to my computer. (Not that I reference it frequently enough to justify its proximity; it's mostly so I can tell people "DDIA is the only 'computer book' I keep next to my computer." But still... it's great.)
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Re:Databases, Types, and the Relational Model: The Third Man... by mattdeboard on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @07:31PM (#28767097)
Turns out I am a fool who let his enthusiasm get in the way of being right. I have DDIA on my Kindle. Next to my computer is a book that obviously makes much more sense to be next to my computer, Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud (SPEC) by Brendan Gregg.

Still, DDIA is an incredible resource. But the Kindle is actually better for my usage pattern. I wish I had SPEC on Kindle.

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