Ask HN: What recreational books related to programming can you recommend?
I'm going on a holiday and I'll have a lot of time dedicated to reading so I want to take a book related to programming. Since I won't carry my computer with me but only my Kindle, I'm looking for a book that doesn't require code practice.
I just started to play with Swift for a few months as a hobby so I'm either interested interested in something related or into something generic (such as a book about algorithms or data structures).
I would love to read a book that helps novices to understand concepts, problems, etc...it doesn't matter as long as it improves your thinking.
Thanks!
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1430219483
great book, easy reading, inspiring and insightful, highly recommended!
The Mind's I: Fantasies And Reflections On Self & Soul, Hofstadter and Dennet.
The Society of Mind, Minsky.
Martin Gardner. http://www.amazon.com/Martin-Gardner/e/B000AP8X8G/ref=sr_ntt...
Donald Knuth. http://www.amazon.com/Martin-Gardner/e/B000AP8X8G/ref=sr_ntt...
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About, Knuth.
e: The Story of a Number, Maor.
The Pythagorean Theorem: a 4000-year history, Maor.
Flatland, Abbot.
Snowcrash, Stevenson.
Johnny Mnemonic, Gibson.
More challenging: Fun With Algorithms: http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319078892