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My Computing Philisophy circa 2009
The Cathedral & the BazaarThe Cathedral & the Bazaar by Eric Raymond
Buy new: £7.15 / Used from: £3.95
The book of the online essays that looked to quantify open source. Interesting to re-read 10 years on.
The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless OrganizationsThe Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman
Buy new: £6.20 / Used from: £6.39
From Apache to Apache (er sort of). Explains each item lots of times for effect, but there is a valid description of what is happening with leaderless organisations and how they are powerful
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition: An Inquiry into ValuesZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M. Pirsig
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £1.44
For everyone working in technology, take time, a quiet beach and a few beers to get your head round the most read philosophy book....
The Big Switch: Rewiring the World from "Edison" to "Google"The Big Switch: Rewiring the World from "Edison" to "Google" by N Carr
Buy new: £6.71 / Used from: £4.82
A good introduction on why Cloud Computing will make a massive impact
Annotated Flatland: A Romance of Many DimensionsAnnotated Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Ian Stewart
Buy new: £7.79 / Used from: £4.00
Later annotated version on the 1889 original. Use the book to change the way you think about problems
Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source RevolutionRebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution by Glyn Moody
Buy used from: £0.01
Big book in 2001, now available for £0.01 from Amazon sellers. Worth a re-read if you have some time or want more background on open source
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer RevolutionHackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy
Buy new: £7.69 / Used from: £4.31
The later edition of this (now) classic read on IT
The Third Policeman (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)The Third Policeman (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) by Flann O'Brien
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.16
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