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📚 Recently Read Books

               
           

📖 Currently Reading

           
The Genius Myth
           
by Helen Lewis
           

The dangerous allure of rebels, monsters and rule-breakers.

           
The Power of Not Thinking
           
by Simon Roberts
           

Why we should stop thinking and start trusting our bodies.

       
       
            Reading Stats for 2025: 12 books completed        
       
           

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    The Cathedral and the Bazaar
                       
    by Eric S. Raymond
                       
    Essential reading for understanding open source development philosophy. Raymond's insights into the collaborative nature of software development are still relevant today.
                       
    Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)
                   
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    Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
                       
    by Steven Levy
                       
    A fascinating historical account of the early hacker culture at MIT and beyond. Great stories about the pioneers who built the foundation of modern computing.
                       
    Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
                   
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    Snow Crash
                       
    by Neal Stephenson
                       
    More cyberpunk fiction to explore virtual reality concepts.
                       
    Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)
                   
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    Neuromancer
                       
    by William Gibson
                       
    The cyberpunk classic that defined the genre. Gibson's vision of cyberspace was remarkably prescient. Dense but rewarding read.
                       
    Rating: ★★★★☆ (5/5)
                   
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    The Mythical Man-Month
                       
    by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
                       
    Classic software engineering text about project management and team dynamics.
                       
    Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)
                   
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    The Future Was Here
                       
    by Jimmy Maher
                       
    The history of the Commodore Amiga.
                   
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    Systems Thinking for Social Change
                       
    by David Peter Stroth
                       
    A practical guide to solving complex problems.
                   
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    Tank
                       
    by Mark Urban
                       
    The 10 war nachines that changed the wolrd and the remarkable men behind them.
                   
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💭 Book Recommendations

           

Got a great book recommendation? Send me an email! I'm always looking for new reads about programming, cybersecurity, or history.

           

Favorite genres: Technical non-fiction, cyberpunk sci-fi, computer history, software engineering