Wanted: Old cookery books
February 6th, 2006, by Rich, in Book.
The missus and I are on the lookout for old cookery books. The kind of books where the author had passed on long before the invention of the microwave oven. More…
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Books that we like. The ones that spend as much time off the shelf and open as they do on it. Technical books, theoretical books, recipe books, whatever happens to be worth a mention.
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iPenguin
November 7th, 2005, by Rich, in Book, Nice Things, Tech.
Penguin Books have come up with a rather neat little hook to get people off their iPods and curled up with a book, an open fire, and a comforting mug of brownian motion this winter; they’ve started a regular podcast in which they hope to include the latest news and extracts from Penguin Books. More…
learning java?
September 29th, 2004, by Rich, in Book, Tech.
If you’re going to learn java, it helps to have a well written reference book; More…
effective java
September 29th, 2004, by Rich, in Book, Tech.
This book can impart the knowledge & understanding you need to write better code than you currently know is possible. More…
gamma and beck’s book
June 25th, 2003, by Rich, in Book, Eclipse.
This book very very good. Read it before you start writing anything in Eclipse. If the last five months of hacking have taught me 30% of what I need to know to really understand the internals of Eclipse as it stands today, then this book just confirmed that 30% and had added another 20% by the end of the “first circle”.
Really; read it before you start to code anything in Eclipse.
