Real World Haskell
Haskell is a deep language, and we think that learning it is a hugely rewarding experience. We will focus on three elements as we explain why we think... more »
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A deeper reason why programmers aren't reading books
My slant is that the phenomenon of programmers not reading books could in some cases be a symptom of a deeper shortcoming: the illusion that busyness... more »
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Getting Real
When I recently did a presentation at pfCongrez , as a thank you I got the book Getting Real by the people of 37Signals. I had until then not heard of... more »
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Scala: A Scalable Language
In this article, which is based on Chapter 1 of the book, Programming in Scala, you'll get an overview of the Scala language and insights into its... more »
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This Week in Ruby (May 5, 2008)
Net::SSH 2.0, MagLev, Rails 2.1 and more...
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Read Technical Books
One of the things that helped me know what I know was my passion for books and my curiosity to learn new things. I think that every programmer that... more »
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Would you read programming books if I offered you free pizza?
Do you remember Book It!, the reading incentive program by Pizza Hut that is still available to elementary school teachers? Just like the Scholastic... more »
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Doug McCune: Why I don’t read books
I’ve never read a programming book. I realized this when I got sent a promo copy of the Flex 2 with Actionscript 3 book from Friends of ED. [Side... more »
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Programmers Don't Read Books - But You Should
If programmers don't learn from books today, how do they learn to program? They do it the old-fashioned way: by rolling up their sleeves and writing... more »
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Building Websites with Joomla! 1.5
This is a review of a very complete about Joomla!. It does not require much programming knowledge until the last chapters, when it starts requiring... more »
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Book Review: Programming Groovy
The book does a great job balancing quick explanations of concepts, code examples, and insights into the implementation of Groovy. Even in chapters on... more »
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Software Development as profession? Not Yet, Probably Never
In Scott Bain's book: Emergent Design: The Evolutionary Nature of Professional Software Development, we're asked to consider should Software... more »
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I get to break awesome news
Kirill Grouchnikov 
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Effective Java, Second Edition by Joshua Bloch has gone to press and copies will be available at JavaOne in two weeks.
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David Heffelfinger on Java EE 5 and GlassFish
GlassFish is a free, open-source Java EE 5-compliant application server that is quickly gaining massive popularity and so is Java EE5. David... more »
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Emergent Design: The Evolutionary Nature of Professional Software Development
Software development projects are notoriously late. We still have difficulty living up to promised releases. Many methodologies, techniques, processes... more »
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Design Books for Developers
Designing the Obvious is a book I ran into at Books a Million a few months ago. Usually when I head out to bookstores I grab a handful of books and... more »
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Object-Oriented Programming with PHP 5
"Object Oriented Programming with PHP5" is a good reference book with strong chapters on Database and MVC design. This review provides more details... more »
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Manning: 2 free ebooks a day till April 30
Manning publishers are giving away two ebooks form their catalogue every day from the 17th to the 30th April. Two winners will be chosen each day.... more »
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30+ Free Online Books
Bellow I provide links for almost 40 of the best online books I was able to locate through a few quick searches on google. Topics include,... more »
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Book Review: Teach Yourself Django in 24 Hours
In short this book deliver its promise of learning Django in short 24 hours. However I suggest you donate this copy away when you are done and... more »
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The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips
This is a review of the Sitepoint "The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips" book. While the book certainly does not cover everything, there is something... more »
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What is your TO-LEARN list for this year?
What is your TO-LEARN list for this year?
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Writing a Book with Maven: Part I
In this post, I express my own, somewhat controversial, views about Doxia and APT. These are solely my own views and you should not assume that they... more »
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Book Review: Hacking Vim
Some time ago, Packt Publishing sent me a copy of Hacking Vim: A Cookbook to get the Most out of the Latest Vim Editor by Kim Shulz to review. I read... more »
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Design Patterns in Ruby
Design patterns can be useful, if used with proper care and not abused. "Design Patterns in Ruby" by Russ Olsen is an excellent book to learn how to... more »
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