Programming Webassembly with Rust

The Elements of Style

The Rust Programming Language

Introducing Go

Slouching Towards Bethlehem

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Code Complete 2nd Edition

How Innovation Works

Born to Run

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

As the title indicates, this book does not attempt to make you feel good about starting a business. Ben Horowitz lays down all the gory details from his time building and running startups - providing honest and valuable pieces of advice along the way. And for this, I am grateful. 

The Hard Thing about Hard Things

An ambitious novel set in mid 70s India. This was the most heartbreaking book I've read in a while. It was also extremely beautiful. <br/>I'm lucky I found this one. 

A Fine Balance

<div class="page-body"><p id="050ae681-4e13-4baf-b30f-4570bcd75101" class="">The best book on writing I&#x27;m aware of. I flip through this book every time I re-write a blog post.</p><p id="39c06985-aeb4-4811-9756-deee92e3095c" class="">For the lessons to sink in you must it for yourself. Anyone who writes regularly will find it worth their while.</p><p id="31e51be1-3bc7-4dca-85f4-81ed824a5c04" class="">
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On Writing Well

<div class="page-body"><p id="f179e1ba-d4da-4de2-9d54-eb3e8e3234e9" class="">A Mind at Play is the biography of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Shannon">Claude Shannon</a>, the creator of information theory. </p><p id="28f626cd-7baf-46b8-8016-6aec6c597685" class="">It&#x27;s not too long. It&#x27;s not too detailed. It&#x27;s a delightful read. </p><p id="1e82fab1-cc4c-4d63-984b-01275d1dd6a9" class="">
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A Mind at Play

<div class="page-body"><p id="1f642df2-52fb-4d22-b2fe-51b73fce21f3" class="">This book should be required reading for computer science majors. </p><p id="c6ddabef-4a38-46d0-a4dd-bbb0bee65eea" class="">Not only does it help you to become a better programmer, it helps you to take pride in your work.</p><p id="0277cdb3-be80-4d35-9043-ace9111effb0" class="">
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The Pragmatic Programmer: 20th Anniversary Edition

The Bluest Eye

Ghost in the Wires

<div class="page-body"><p id="9703bfce-348a-43f4-ad50-42b653ad6874" class=""><em>The War of Art</em> is about overcoming the resistance inherent to any meaningful project. The book is indispensable to anyone in the midst of a creative endeavor.</p><p id="563e7821-eca3-4f8e-bc7c-e45fa293aa7c" class="">
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The War of Art

<div class="page-body"><p id="e7d1ef78-7a9b-42b2-a18b-e67a4cde069d" class=""><em>REST API Design Rulebook </em>gives you exactly what you need, and does not waste your time with anything else. Most full stack engineers will find this book worth their while.</p><p id="ecbc86e6-f58e-4a41-b537-a54e965cc54c" class=""> </p></div>

REST API Design Rulebook

<div class="page-body"><p id="c6bb89f4-9fd4-472b-ae17-6a55ae7ebd7f" class="">Both inspirational and practical. The $100 Startup is a useful tool for those starting a business without outside funding. The book is especially pertinent to those getting started in the digital publishing space.</p></div>

The $100 Startup

A clear guide to securing web applications. Indispensable to web developers.

Web Application Security

<p id="da3e5c9a-49e2-49d2-be06-bc2f191341ba" class=""><em>Rework</em> is a wonderful book on starting and running a business by the creators of <a href="https://rubyonrails.org/" target="_blank">Ruby on Rails</a> and <a href="https://basecamp.com/" target="_blank">Basecamp.</a> </p><p id="6034cb50-9c31-4616-b78b-5ddb9cae05c7" class="">More business books should be written like this. Just 120 pages of practical ideas. I could not find a single unnecessary sentence. </p><p id="2be99b80-38e6-4e5d-9280-77c1c099f512" class="">This book is indispensable to anyone starting a business.</p>

Rework

<p id="02487c2b-bdb6-44d8-9e6c-58b3b72139c9" class="">This is my favorite book about software engineering.</p><p id="565265e9-78eb-4f48-b572-440691b1073d" class="">Martin Fowler shares programming wisdom from a lifetime of writing code. One gets the sense that, after decades of mastering his craft, Fowler is still having fun, still eager to learn, and always willing to admit when he&#x27;s unsure of the best solution. </p><p id="9a572dce-f6b5-47b4-9ff2-d2b19312b737" class="">The notes below are the nuggets of wisdom I treasure the most, but to get the book&#x27;s full effect you have to read it for yourself.</p>

Refactoring

<div class="page-body"><p id="f5952f3d-a836-45f7-9aa7-0e3aaac2188c" class="">Nassim Nicholas Taleb&#x27;s <em>Skin in the Game</em> is the victory lap of his 5-volume series <em>The Incerto </em>(not counting technical installations). It&#x27;s an aggressive sprint through mathematics, history, and philosophy.</p><p id="22cbf3fc-b2cf-4492-a1e4-1afb95b1aae7" class="">I love this book. </p><p id="907ca3ff-08a6-4337-af04-3b36d1805211" class="">I&#x27;d like to share my favorite moments from the book with you, but I urge you to read the book for yourself. It will be worth your time. </p><p id="61acb0c7-5f45-46bd-a1f5-425bc53cbcca" class="">
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Skin in the Game

<div class="page-body"><p id="f4a15bc5-a487-4f5f-88b7-5985bb94355d" class=""><em>Don&#x27;t Make Me Think!</em> is a lovely guide to web design. It tells you exactly what you need to know about making your website easy to use.</p><p id="4a7329a0-9d49-4604-94cf-709de6314d8b" class="">It&#x27;s a privilege to read something by someone who cares so deeply about his craft.</p><p id="2d7d5a57-362e-4558-9613-2cc58e229fdb" class="">
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