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Summaries and Reviews from Books I've Read

Most of the important things I’ve learned have come from books and articles. After seeing Derek Sivers publicize his book notes, I decided I would publicize all of my summaries from books and articles I was reading.

Cover of Making Up the Mind

Making Up the Mind by Chris Frith

Date read: 2026-04

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

Date read: 2026-03

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of The War of Art

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Date read: 2026-02

How strongly I recommend it: 8/10

Cover of Learning Go, 2nd Edition

Learning Go, 2nd Edition by Jon Bodner

Date read: 2026-02

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of The Pragmatic Programmer, 20th Edition

The Pragmatic Programmer, 20th Edition by David Thomas and Andrew Hunt

Date read: 2025-11

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Core Java Volume I, 11th Edition

Core Java Volume I, 11th Edition by Cay Horstmann

Date read: 2025-04

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Date read: 2024-10

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Парадигмы, 2nd Edition

Парадигмы, 2nd Edition by Андрей Столяров

Date read: 2024-05

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Dialogues

Dialogues by Stanislaw Lem

Date read: 2024-04

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of Dive into Design Patterns

Dive into Design Patterns by Alexander Shvets

Date read: 2024-01

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of Software Architecture Patterns

Software Architecture Patterns by Mark Richards

Date read: 2023-11

How strongly I recommend it: 7/10

Cover of Head First Servlets and JSP

Head First Servlets and JSP by Bryan Basham, Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates

Date read: 2023-11

How strongly I recommend it: 8/10

Cover of The Rust Programming Language

The Rust Programming Language by Steve Klabnik and Carol Nichols

Date read: 2023-10

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of Technological Singularity

Technological Singularity by Vernor Vinge

Date read: 2023-10

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of The Road to Financial Freedom

The Road to Financial Freedom by Bodo Schafer

Date read: 2023-10

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary by Linus Torvalds, David Diamond

Date read: 2023-08

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford

Date read: 2023-07

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of The Design of Web APIs

The Design of Web APIs by Arnaud Lauret

Date read: 2023-05

How strongly I recommend it: 7/10

Cover of Азы программирования, 2nd Edition

Азы программирования, 2nd Edition by Андрей Столяров

Date read: 2023-02

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of How to Take Smart Notes

How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens

Date read: 2022-07

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 by Tina Seelig

Date read: 2022-07

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Scrum

Scrum by Jeff Sutherland

Date read: 2022-06

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Как читать книги

Как читать книги by Сергей Поварнин

Date read: 2022-06

How strongly I recommend it: 8/10

Cover of Java. A Beginner's Guide

Java. A Beginner's Guide by Herbert Schildt

Date read: 2022-05

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Java in a Nutshell

Java in a Nutshell by Benjamin Evans, David Flanagan

Date read: 2022-02

How strongly I recommend it: 6/10

Cover of Remote: Office Not Required

Remote: Office Not Required by Jason Fried, David Hansson

Date read: 2022-02

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Flask Web Development

Flask Web Development by Miguel Grinberg

Date read: 2022-02

How strongly I recommend it: 8/10

Cover of Grokking Algorithms

Grokking Algorithms by Aditya Bhargava

Date read: 2021-12

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Kubernetes in Action

Kubernetes in Action by Marko Lukša

Date read: 2021-12

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of The Algorithm Design Manual

The Algorithm Design Manual by Steven Skiena

Date read: 2021-12

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Python Cookbook

Python Cookbook by David Beazley, Brian Jones

Date read: 2021-11

How strongly I recommend it: 8/10

Cover of Designing Distributed Systems

Designing Distributed Systems by Brendan Burns

Date read: 2021-11

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of The Go Programming Language

The Go Programming Language by Alan Donovan, Brian Kernighan

Date read: 2021-11

How strongly I recommend it: 6/10

Cover of Introducing Python

Introducing Python by Bill Lubanovic

Date read: 2021-11

How strongly I recommend it: 8/10

Cover of Python Crash Course, 2nd Edition

Python Crash Course, 2nd Edition by Eric Matthes

Date read: 2021-11

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of Learning Python

Learning Python by Mark Lutz

Date read: 2021-10

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of OpenGL 4 Shading Language Cookbook

OpenGL 4 Shading Language Cookbook by David Wolff

Date read: 2021-07

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of Introduction to Ray Tracing

Introduction to Ray Tracing by Andrew Glassner

Date read: 2021-06

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of CUDA by Example

CUDA by Example by Jason Sanders, Edward Kandrot

Date read: 2021-06

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Rich Dad Poor Dad

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Date read: 2021-05

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Boost.Asio C++ Network Programming

Boost.Asio C++ Network Programming by John Torjo

Date read: 2021-05

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of CUDA C++ Best Practices Guide Design Guide

CUDA C++ Best Practices Guide Design Guide

Date read: 2021-04

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of CUDA Compiler Driver NVCC Reference Guide

CUDA Compiler Driver NVCC Reference Guide

Date read: 2021-04

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of CUDA C++ Programming Guide

CUDA C++ Programming Guide

Date read: 2021-04

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Технология программирования CUDA

Технология программирования CUDA

Date read: 2021-04

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Миллионы миллиардов

Миллионы миллиардов by Максим Михеенко

Date read: 2021-03

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Learning C++ by Creating Games with UE4

Learning C++ by Creating Games with UE4 by William Sherif

Date read: 2021-03

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Unreal Engine 4 Game Development in 24 Hours

Unreal Engine 4 Game Development in 24 Hours by Aram Cookson, Ryan DowlingSoka, Clinton Crumpler

Date read: 2021-02

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Version Control with Subversion

Version Control with Subversion by Michael Pilato, Ben Collins-Sussman, et al.

Date read: 2021-01

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Never Eat Alone

Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi

Date read: 2020-12

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Введение в C++, 5nd Edition

Введение в C++, 5nd Edition by Андрей Столяров

Date read: 2020-12

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of OpenGL SuperBible

OpenGL SuperBible by Richard Wright, Benjamin Lipchak

Date read: 2020-12

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier

Date read: 2020-11

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Enough Rope to Shoot Yourself in the Foot

Enough Rope to Shoot Yourself in the Foot by Allen Holub

Date read: 2020-10

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Техника и философия хакерских

Техника и философия хакерских by Kris Kaspersky

Date read: 2020-10

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Qt 5.3. Профессиональное программирование на C++

Qt 5.3. Профессиональное программирование на C++ by Максим Шлее

Date read: 2020-09

How strongly I recommend it: 8/10

Cover of LATEX За Три Дня

LATEX За Три Дня by Андрей Столяров

Date read: 2020-08

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of Effective Modern C++

Effective Modern C++ by Scott Meyers

Date read: 2020-07

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Компьютерные сети

Компьютерные сети by Виктор Олифер, Наталья Олифер

Date read: 2020-06

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Оформление Программного Кода

Оформление Программного Кода by Андрей Столяров

Date read: 2020-06

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Практикум На ЭВМ. Многопользовательский Игровой Сервер

Практикум На ЭВМ. Многопользовательский Игровой Сервер by Андрей Столяров

Date read: 2020-06

How strongly I recommend it: 7/10

Cover of Zero to One

Zero to One by Peter Thiel, Blake Masters

Date read: 2020-05

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Linux глазами хакера

Linux глазами хакера by Михаил Фленов

Date read: 2020-04

How strongly I recommend it: 6/10

Cover of C++ Primer Plus

C++ Primer Plus by Stephen Prata

Date read: 2020-03

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of C++ Programming Language

C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup

Date read: 2020-02

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of C++ for Real Programmers

C++ for Real Programmers by Bjarne Stroustrup

Date read: 2020-01

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of Fedora 8. Руководство пользователя

Fedora 8. Руководство пользователя by Денис Колисниченко

Date read: 2020-01

How strongly I recommend it: 6/10

Cover of FreeBSD. От новичка к профессионалу

FreeBSD. От новичка к профессионалу by Денис Колисниченко

Date read: 2019-12

How strongly I recommend it: 8/10

Cover of Системы и Сети

Системы и Сети by Андрей Столяров

Date read: 2019-12

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Введение в C++, 4nd Edition

Введение в C++, 4nd Edition by Андрей Столяров

Date read: 2019-12

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Applied Cryptography

Applied Cryptography by Bruce Schneier

Date read: 2019-11

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Низкоуровневое программирование

Низкоуровневое программирование by Андрей Столяров

Date read: 2019-11

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Азы программирования

Азы программирования by Андрей Столяров

Date read: 2019-10

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Foundations of Multithreaded, Parallel, and Distributed Programming

Foundations of Multithreaded, Parallel, and Distributed Programming by Gregory Andrews

Date read: 2019-09

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of The Architecture of Open Source Applications, Volume II

The Architecture of Open Source Applications, Volume II by Amy Brown, Greg Wilson

Date read: 2019-08

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of The Architecture of Open Source Applications

The Architecture of Open Source Applications by Amy Brown, Greg Wilson

Date read: 2019-08

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of 21st Century C

21st Century C by Ben Klemens

Date read: 2019-07

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Pro Git

Pro Git by Scott Chacon

Date read: 2019-05

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Cathedral and the Bazaar

Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric Raymond

Date read: 2019-05

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Программирование На Языке Ассемблера NASM Для ОС UNIX

Программирование На Языке Ассемблера NASM Для ОС UNIX by Андрей Столяров

Date read: 2019-05

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of Mythical Man-Month

Mythical Man-Month by Frederick Brooks

Date read: 2019-03

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of The C Programming Language

The C Programming Language by Brian Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie

Date read: 2019-02

How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

Cover of Занимательная Электроника

Занимательная Электроника by Юрий Ревич

Date read: 2018-12

How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

Cover of MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications by Amos Gilat

Date read: 2018-05

How strongly I recommend it: 8/10