Re:News.YC Library
by davidw on Wednesday August 22, 2007 @03:42AM
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All the suggested computer books are pretty good, but you'll bump into those sooner or later if you're looking. You can't avoid them.
What' I'd recommend, in addition to those, are some mind-broadening books that give you some ideas about other disciplines. I'm particularly interested in economics, because that's very important for understanding the whys and hows of the market. If you just want one recommendation, "Information Rules" is a good one.
Re:News.YC Library
by Goladus on Wednesday August 22, 2007 @08:27AM
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If you're reading this site, you'll probably bump into them. You average microsoft or java guy may not, though. He may only have been exposed to whatever books his college used for algorithms, computation, etc.
What' I'd recommend, in addition to those, are some mind-broadening books that give you some ideas about other disciplines. I'm particularly interested in economics, because that's very important for understanding the whys and hows of the market. If you just want one recommendation, "Information Rules" is a good one.
I summarized a bunch of books I like here:
http://www.squeezedbooks.com
In particular, others that I would recommend:
- Crossing the Chasm
- In Search of Stupidity: Over Twenty Years of High Tech Marketing Disasters
- The Innovator's Dilemma