It's that time of year again.

[Craige]

Well, it's that time of year again, and I'm sure we would all like to see a new programming book under the tree come Christmas morning. I know I'm looking foreword to it. So go ahead, post some book titles and share with us your experiences.

Title: Head First Java second edition
Description: A good book for starting up with Java 5. It gives good descriptions of how things work in the language, and is defiantly one worth picking up for any beginners. The only down side I found to this book was the fact that it didn't cover the libary classes and methods well. It told you how things work, but pretty much left it up to you to find out what classes and methods you would have to use for separate things. I guess thats the point of the documentation though.[/b]

[rdrake]

Title: Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer's
Description: Contains everything you ever wanted to know about Ruby. Detailed explainations, plenty of code samples, and a complete 1.8.x library reference to boot. It may have cost a fair amount, but it was worth every penny.

[Hikaru79]

Title: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Description: A very old book published by MIT press. In the narrow sense, it is an introductory textbook to Scheme, a (semi-)functional language. In the broad sense, its a comprehensive introduction to the principles of computer science. It's a LOT of people's favorite CS book, even if they've never coded Scheme again. Also, you can find the video lecture series that accomponied the textbook (given by one of the creators of Scheme) online for free, if you look around

Also, you can get a (legal) free copy of the book here: http://www-mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ but of course, it's nicer to have a physical paper copy

[md]

Title: Operating System Design and Implementation 3rd edition.
Description: A very good textbook covering the entire scope of operating systems design, and interestingly enough implementation.

Quote:

For introductory courses on computer operating systems.

Revised to address the latest version of MINIX (MINIX 3), this streamlined, simplified new edition remains the only operating systems text to first explain relevant principles, then demonstrate their applications using a Unix-like operating system as a detailed example. It has been especially designed for high reliability, for use in embedded systems, and for ease of teaching.

It's basically an updated version of the second edition, so here's the ToC for the 2nd ed. http://www.prenhall.com/divisions/esm/app/author_tanenbaum/custom/mos2e/

[edit] The name on the link is different; but it's still the same book

[ZeroPaladn]

rdrake wrote:

Title: Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer's
Description: Contains everything you ever wanted to know about Ruby. Detailed explainations, plenty of code samples, and a complete 1.8.x library reference to boot. It may have cost a fair amount, but it was worth every penny.

Ooh! I want it!

[Cervantes]

ZeroPaladn wrote:

rdrake wrote:

Title: Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer's
Description: Contains everything you ever wanted to know about Ruby. Detailed explainations, plenty of code samples, and a complete 1.8.x library reference to boot. It may have cost a fair amount, but it was worth every penny.

Ooh! I want it!

Take a looksie before you buy.

[bugzpodder]

Title:Dive into Python
Description: Teaches you to write an XML parser in one chapter.

http://diveintopython.org/toc/index.html

[Tony]

The last programming book I've read - right before starting my current co-op workterm.

Title:PHP 5 Objects, Patterns, and Practice
Description: As the name suggests, it's about Objects in PHP 5, using Patterns (I've learned some new nifty things from this section), and actual Practices used in PHP development ("document, manage, test, and build your PHP applications, including Phing, PHPUnit2, phpDocumentor, PEAR, and CVS")

Pretty good overview of the language and its use as a whole. Ironically enough, my employer forgot to specify that the company develops in PHP 4. I still enjoyed the read though.

[Craige]

Tony wrote:

The last programming book I've read - right before starting my current co-op workterm.

Title:PHP 5 Objects, Patterns, and Practice
Description: As the name suggests, it's about Objects in PHP 5, using Patterns (I've learned some new nifty things from this section), and actual Practices used in PHP development ("document, manage, test, and build your PHP applications, including Phing, PHPUnit2, phpDocumentor, PEAR, and CVS")

I may have to pick up that book. I'm looking for a new good PHP5 book, and I know I'm not all up on my design patterns, so....

Also, if anybody knows of a good PHP5 advanced security and hacking, I'd be interested in picking it up alwell.

I would also like to ask for posters to post Chapters/Amazon links to their book if possible. I didn't think of it at first, but it's probably a good idea.

[wtd]

Craige wrote:

design patterns

I sense great potential for you in "IT."

[Craige]

wtd wrote:

I sense great potential for you in "IT."

Thank you. I hope their is, but I don't know half as much as I would like to, so I have to keep working at it.

[Clayton]

Book: The Not Yet Written way to properly learn Turing
Description: A book filled with all the to do's and don'ts about programming in Turing

This wouldn't be for me, but for every other person trying to learn Turing. If you have to learn it, might as well learn it right.

[ZeroPaladn]

Cervantes wrote:

ZeroPaladn wrote:

rdrake wrote:

Title: Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer's
Description: Contains everything you ever wanted to know about Ruby. Detailed explainations, plenty of code samples, and a complete 1.8.x library reference to boot. It may have cost a fair amount, but it was worth every penny.

Ooh! I want it!

Take a looksie before you buy.

Holy S***. This book is amazing (apart from the fact that some of the words in thereare beyond my comprehension), and a lot more descriptive and using more advanced syntax (i never knew there was a use for the #, @, or $ symbols in any language). Definatly worth puting money into (when i attain said money)

[wtd]

There's nothing especially "advanced" about it. It's just different from what you're used to.

[Clayton]

Title: C++ GUI Programming Guide
Descrition: (Read:Title)

For those of you who haven't caught on yet: watch this