Ask HN: Which books do you consider real gems in your field of work/study? ↗
The books people recommended
2022-09-10 · 438 points · 262 comments · 35 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.
- 5The Art of Computer Programming
- 4The Cuckoo's Egg
- 3
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, Julie Sussman
3 here · 49 all-time · #7 overall
- 3Designing Data-Intensive Applications
- 3The Art of Electronics
- 3High Performance Browser Networking
- 3Signals and Systems
Signals and Systems
Alan V. Oppenheim, Alan S. Willsky, S. Hamid Nawab
3 here · 4 all-time · #455 overall
- 2
- 2
The C Programming Language
Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie
2 here · 24 all-time · #25 overall
- 2Thinking in Systems
- 2How to Solve It
- 2Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman
2 here · 5 all-time · #328 overall
- 2Structured Computer Organization
- 2Data & Reality
- 1The Design of Everyday Things
- 1Neuromancer
- 1Antifragile
- 1Snow Crash
- 1The Mythical Man-Month
- 1Blindsight
- 1The Elements of Style
- 1Feynman Lectures on Physics
- 1Principles of Mathematical Analysis
- 1The E-Myth Revisited
- 1Probability Theory
- 1Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig
1 here · 5 all-time · #260 overall
- 1A Discipline of Programming
- 1Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment
- 1Database Internals
- 1Getting Real
- 1The Art of Game Design
- 1Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces
Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces
Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau and Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau
1 here · 4 all-time · #420 overall
- 1The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
- 1Organic Chemistry
- 1Practical Common Lisp