While I don't consider myself an expert at programming by any means, here's a brief list of books on my current reading list. I've managed to get through some and am slowly working my way through others.

Note that some are rather expensive. Some time back, I started setting aside a portion of my paychecks for the reading list. Usually by the time I'm ready for the next one, I can afford it.

Please note that a) the books are listed in the order that I thought of them and b) the links take you to the most recent listing on FatBrain using the Monastery's [isbn://] link.

That said, here's one monk's (incomplete) reading list:

By the way, I second merlyn's suggestion for reading source, though wish to add an adjective: read good source. Look for stuff by people whose coding skills you (hopefully) respect. For example, I've been reading the source of CPAN modules by Lincoln Stein, Gisle Aas, <a href=http://search.cpan.org/search?mode=author&query=tilly">tilly, dominus, and others that've been mentioned before.

While it's possible to learn from bad code, there's a danger that you'll pick up bad habits in the process. Save yourself the effort and start with the good stuff

Also, it helps to locate some good periodical sites and go through their archives. TPJ, for example, has published some really useful stuff. Personally, I'm looking forward to the re-opening of their archives.

--f

In reply to One Monk's Reading List by footpad
in thread Delving Deeper into the World of Programming by nysus

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