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Books, movies, and my impressions of them

Nov 13

New books from Chapters’ Friends & Family event

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Jonathan Weatherhead

So Chapters has a Friends & Family event going on this weekend granting 15% off in-store and 10% off online, stackable with the iRewards card for an additional 10% rebate. You gotta admit, a 25% rebate is a pretty sweet… Read the rest

Posted in Books & Movies | Tagged books, Chapters, reading, sale | Leave a reply
Oct 14

A Brief History of Infinity

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Jonathan Weatherhead

A Brief History of Infinity: The Quest to Think the Unthinkable
We human beings have trouble with infinity. Philosophers and mathematicians have gone mad contemplating its nature and complexity – and yet it is a concept now routinely used by… Read the rest

Posted in Books & Movies | Tagged history, infinity, mathematics | Leave a reply
Jul 27

James Bond – Carte Blanche

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Jonathan Weatherhead

James Bond: Carte Blanche
Bond… James Bond. He’s back; his Walther PPK is cocked, the mission has already been accepted – For England James!… Read the rest

Posted in Books & Movies | Tagged action, books, guns, james bond, novels, romance, spy | 3 Replies
May 23

Clean Code

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Jonathan Weatherhead

Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftmanship
Frustrated with your code? Wondering how on earth your own solution works? It doesn’t need to be so; reading code should and can be like reading a good story, its tale unfolding… Read the rest

Posted in Books & Movies | Tagged agile software, clean code, code writing, dirty hacks, elegance | Leave a reply
May 22

Seven Languages in Seven Weeks

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Jonathan Weatherhead

Seven Languages in Seven Weeks: A Pragmatic Guide to Learning Programming Languages
A great book that introduces the reader to several programming language paradigms. While it has received some criticism for not adequately covering any language in detail or with… Read the rest

Posted in Books & Movies | Tagged formality, language paradigms, programming languages, semantics, syntax | Leave a reply

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