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Re:Ask HN: Books to read when you transform from SWE into SWE Management?
on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @02:03AM (#30510611)
Gerald M. Weinberg books. Just get them all. QSM 1-4 for start.
Re:Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything?
on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @04:37AM (#19093862)
Gerald M. Weinberg books.
Re:Ask HN: What's your favorite elegant/beautiful algorithm?
on Thursday October 18, 2018 @12:52PM (#18249931)
Problem: are two points in the same polygon?
Solution: a line drawn between those two points has an odd number of intersections with the polygon if they are both in it (or outside of it), and even number if they are not.
Re:Ask HN: What made your favorite manager/supervisor/CEO so great?
on Thursday September 20, 2018 @06:23AM (#18031121)
- He provided high quality input and got quality output in return.
- He removed obstacles.
- He never let shit that was raining on him just fall down on us. He was basically an umbrella.
Re:Gerald M. Weinberg has died
on Thursday August 09, 2018 @09:23AM (#17723940)
I judge the quality of books on software project management from references. I look at references section, and if I don't find any Gerald M. Weinberg I flat out discard the whole book because the author obviously didn't do his homework.
Pretty much the wisest author of all. Most of the time I feel like I owe everything I know to him.
Re:Ask HN: How do you organize/track your personal goals?
on Monday July 23, 2018 @05:43AM (#17591601)
If I didn't use Evernote for storing and carrying my life around I'd use http://notion.so
Re:Ask HN: What are the best Sci-Fi books you've ever read?
on Friday July 20, 2018 @07:53AM (#17574228)
Foundation (Isaac Asimov), Hyperion (Dan Simmons) and Three Body Problem (Liu Cixin) stand out from all the SF I've read, and I've read a ton.
Re:Ask HN: What language-agnostic programming books should I read?
on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @04:11AM (#14495581)
- Pragmatic Programmer, From Journeyman To Master
- Code Complete 2nd Ed.
- Quality Software Management Vol 1-4, by Gerald M. Weinberg
I'd also throw in: Code Reading - The Open Source Perspective
Re:Ask HN: What is so great about Bloomberg Terminal?
on Saturday March 04, 2017 @03:19PM (#13792743)
And time zones. And daylight savings. Oh my oh my. And Asian trading sessions with a lunch break in the middle.
Re:Ask HN: What is so great about Bloomberg Terminal?
on Saturday March 04, 2017 @03:18PM (#13792737)
Yes, data cleanup and maintenance is why proprietary data vendors still survive.
Re:Removing Edge Magazine DRM
on Monday January 23, 2017 @03:04AM (#13460644)
They (righfuly so) count on that that there are not many Metalnems out there.