Books tagged by geir as: tech

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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction

Steve McConnell


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Recommended over and over again on the stackoverflow podcast.
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Tagged on: 13 Jul 09
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The Cathedral & the Bazaar

Eric Raymond


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Although it's very much written for "hackers", this is one of the most insightful books on the open source business model ever published. A must read.
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Web Application Design Handbook: Best Practices for Web-Based Software (Interactive Technologies)

Susan Fowler, Victor Stanwick


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Got this after seeing a recommendation in "Don't make me think".
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Tagged on: 24 Feb 09
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Catalyst Code

David Evans, Richard Schmalensee


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Very interesting concept, not a bad book. Anyone who wants to build a platform technology/business should have a look.
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Tagged on: 27 Aug 08
Tags: business startups tech blog

 

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The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

Michael E. Gerber


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Maybe I should have already bought this because it already popped up on my Wajapi reading list. I haven't though. It is featured in the reading list of the excellent 4 hour work week ... so I'll probably end up reading it.
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Tagged on: 12 Aug 08
Tags: business tech web

 

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Pragmatic Version Control Using Git

Travis Swicegood


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Not necessarily as super good as the SVN version, this was nevertheless enough to get me started with Git.
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Tagged on: 09 Jul 08
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Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days

Jessica Livingston


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This one looks pretty cool. Why didn't I know about this book? This one's going into my Amazon shopping chart!
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Tagged on: 15 Apr 08
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Building Scalable Web Sites: Building, scaling, and optimizing the next generation of web applications

Cal Henderson


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A must have for any web developer with grand ambitions.
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Tagged on: 19 Mar 08
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Programming Jabber: Extending XML Messaging (O'Reilly XML)

DJ Adams


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Ok, apart from being a bit old, this is not a bad book. At least it helps a lot with all the XMPP jargon...
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Tagged on: 10 Mar 08
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