Julia Evans
Programmer and writer at jvns.ca; author of the Wizard Zines programming zines.
Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann
Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann is a book I still want to finish, but I loved what I read of it
on jvns.ca · 17 Jan 2023
Ed Mastery by Michael W. Lucas
Ed Mastery was a really fun read even though I’m probably never going to use Ed.
on jvns.ca · 17 Jan 2023
Hacking: The Art of Exploitation by Jon Erickson
Hacking: The Art of Exploitation by Jon Erickson taught me about ARP spoofing
on jvns.ca · 17 Jan 2023
Networking for System Administrators by Michael W. Lucas
Networking for System Administrators by Michael Lucas helped networking click for me, even though I’m not a system administrator.
on jvns.ca · 17 Jan 2023
Ruby Under a Microscope by Pat Shaughnessy
Ruby Under a Microscope helped me when I was writing a Ruby profiler
on jvns.ca · 17 Jan 2023
The Linux Programming Interface by Michael Kerrisk
The Linux Programming Interface by Michael Kerrisk – an exhaustive reference on how Linux works. There are about a million chapters, but every individual chapter is pretty short and I find it quite readable.
on jvns.ca · 17 Jan 2023
The Manager’s Path by Camille Fournier
The Manager’s Path by Camille Fournier. Helped me understand what a tech lead’s job is.
on jvns.ca · 17 Jan 2023
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