Sun 2008/Oct/05

• Given that I am a DAAD alumn, I have the blessing of being able to order at most €200 in Computer Science books. So, today I sent my order for this year. As I'm likely to spend some time working on software design and user interfaces, my selection focuses a bit on design patterns, OO programming, and some classical books on the topic, plus some that I think could be interesting to read:

  • Gamma, Erich / Helm, Richard / Johnson, Ralph / Vlissides, John: Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software ISBN: 0201633612
  • Brooks, Jr. Frederick P.: The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering ISBN: 0201835959.
  • Tidwell, Jenifer: Designing Interfaces ISBN: 0596008031.
  • Weisfeld, Matt: The Object-Oriented Thought Process ISBN: 0672330164
  • Bentley, Jon: Programming Pearls ISBN: 0201657880
  • Knuth, Donald E.: </em>Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About (CSLI Lecture Notes No. 136)</em> ISBN: 1575863278.
  • Abelson, Harold / Sussman, Gerald Jay / Sussman, Julie: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs ISBN: 0262510871.

  Obviously, the list exceddes the 200 € limit, but this makes sense, as most probably not all the titles will be available at the time the order is processed. And the list above is in priority order.

  So, now is the time when you email me and tell me "you chose the wrong book on $TOPIC.."

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