I’ve been hoodwinked too many times by well-reviewed pop-sci books which I later discovered to be hated by the actual scientists who do the work. Quantum Supremacy by Michio Kaku was the final straw 😆

Cheers!

  • Valmond@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I’m a senior computer programmer/developer, so I have to say: not what I know about.

    • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      Two books I found really useful at the time:

      The Little LISPer by Daniel P Friedman

      Applied Cryptography by Bruce Schneier

      Both are rather niche, but helped me understand general computing and design concepts.