Review:I enjoyed reading "The pragmatic programmer". It transcends process and discusses the fundamental aspects of software development. The book provides time and "buzz-word" invariant common-sense observations and tips about the practice. They are presented in a clear and straightforward manner, complete with many examples of actual code and actual tools. And herein lies my criticism. The code and tools are out of date. At this level of detail, they should be brought up to date. Read more

Review:Most inf0rmative practical western b00k from a western perspective i've seen.
Kind 0f let me d0wn that he didnt think ab0ut transcending Negative em0ti0n its self
instead 0f certain negative em0ti0nal resp0nses

But this b00k is great with an additi0n 0f 0ther b00ks, bc n0 1 b00k isen0ugh t0 change everything, but its a g00d start

Im l00king f0r rec0mmendati0ns tell me if y0u find s0mething practical
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Review:After reading this book, I've never felt so pumped to play World of Warcraft- Christie seriously just made the expansion so much more fun for me now. Please, please, if you've read the other lore material for World of Warcraft, read this. Arguably the best written book in it's continuity, sans Rise of the Lich King. :) Read more

Review:As stated in the book (209) chapter 8: "The previous chapter introduced basic issues of model evaluation and explored the question of what makes for a good model. We developed detailed calculations based on the expected value framework. That chapter was much more mathematical than previous ones, and if this is your first introduction to that material you may have felt overwhelmed by the equations. ......"

Even thought this not my first time with this material I found this book unclear. Al... Read more

Review:"As the most important phenomenon in the universe, intelligence is capable of transcending natural limitations, and of transforming the world in its own image. In human hands, our intelligence has enabled us to overcome the restrictions of our biological heritage and to change ourselves in the process. We are the only species that does this."

Ray Kurzweil: How to Create a Mind; the Secret of Human Thought Revealed

Proposition: Anybody who reads, studies and reflects deeply on Ra... Read more

Review:Excellent book. Gives the foundation of ML very well. He even includes other books to read along with his. I would suggest reading this along with Sebastian rashkas book, a book on introduction to statistical learning. Read more

Review:The book arrived damaged and dirty. Someone at the warehouse must have dropped it, and it must have gotten hit at least twice when it fell; furthermore, the box cover was intact. The CD inside is sealed and intact, and the pages have clean surfaces; that's a relief. But, I am not happy paying for a new book that gets to me looking dirty and damaged; it's not what I paid for. Read more

Review:I fall between the polarized views of the reviewers of this textbook. This is a well-written introduction to Lisp programming and Scheme, and introduces many important concepts in Computer Science. The problem with it is that it is not a suitable book for a beginner -- I don't consider it a gentle introduction to computer science -- and for someone experienced enough to be comfortable with its ideas, it doesn't introduce many interesting ideas until Chapter 3. Unlike other people I guess,... Read more

Review:This book is a classic. The 55 advises can certainly be found in other books but the strength of this book is in how the author walks you through intelligent explanations on why it is wise to follow the advise. Beside, the writing style of the author makes the reading of this book as enjoyable as reading a good novel.

This is highly recommended as you will learn while having fun. Read more

Review:Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman have invited us to revise our beliefs about death and, more importantly for me, aging. As a 58 year-old male baby boomer, I welcome the opportunity to think of death as something I can delay (until and if I decide I am ready to "go") and I embrace their thesis that I don't have to decline along the way. Instead of waiting for, indeed expecting, disease and degeneration of my quality of life, they have given me well-researched, carefully documented, clearly describ... Read more