From 93754405f0447727538848d2869168103a4e7ea1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Geoffrey Thomas Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:55:27 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] --- doc/SummerReading | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/SummerReading b/doc/SummerReading index 1f8e0ae..c7c6468 100644 --- a/doc/SummerReading +++ b/doc/SummerReading @@ -1,18 +1,23 @@ = Articles = * [http://web.mit.edu/Kerberos/dialogue.html The Kerberos play]: explains why Kerberos works the way it does - * [http://www.jwz.org/doc/worse-is-better.html The Rise of Worse is Better]: a brief description of the single coding philosophy that has . The [http://web.mit.edu/geofft/Public/gabriel-on-lisp.ps entire article], rather than just the section, is available in PostScript + * [http://www.jwz.org/doc/worse-is-better.html The Rise of Worse is Better]: a brief description of the single coding philosophy that most influenced the design of UNIX and many related systems. The [http://web.mit.edu/geofft/Public/gabriel-on-lisp.ps entire article], rather than just the section, is available in PostScript * Tim Berners-Lee's [http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/ Design Issues] section, and his piece on why [http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI Cool URIs Don't Change] * A definition of [http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/03/dont_shave_that.html yak shaving], which you'll often find SIPB members unwisely engaging in. * [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html GNU Philosophy], hardline but worth reading. * On that note, the [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html GPLv3] and [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GPLv2]. Dense legal style, but also worth reading once, to understand what free software is about * [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The Cathedral and the Bazaar], by Eric Raymond: an overview of closed-source ("cathedral") vs. open-source ("bazaar") design and participation philosophies + * [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Wrong.html Making Wrong Code Look Wrong], from Joel On Software (see below) + * [http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html Why Nerds are Unpopular], by Paul Graham + * [http://web.mit.edu/ghudson/info/athena How Athena Works], by Greg Hudson, longtime Athena engineer and SIPB member + = Books online = * Abelson and Sussman, [http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs]: the classic textbook for the famous 6.001 * Eric Raymond, [http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/taoup/html/index.html The Art of Unix Programming]: also explains a lot of design * Mark Pilgrim, [http://diveintopython.org/ Dive Into Python]: "a Python book for experienced programmers" + * Eric Raymond, ed., [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/ The Jargon File]: a lot of hacker terminology and lore, plus quite a few interesting articles near the beginning. Don't forget about [http://safari.oreilly.com/ Safari] -- O'Reilly books online, free for MIT people. -- 2.45.0