Originally Posted by
slynkie
good list. in addition to Stroustrup, other typical indispensables for me include:
- K&R
- W.Richard Stevens in general.
- the dinosaur book
- Computer Organization and Design by Patterson and Hennessy.
- the Java language spec
Somehow all of these seem to stay useful. The one must-have that's somehow continued to elude me even though I've been out of school for almost 10 years, is a set of Knuth's TAoCP. Practicality aside, I find it hard to take my own CS degree seriously without owning these books.
hmm. i've just moved in to a lead architect role, so i should really update my library...
Trying to decipher your list...
- K&R is the Kernigan & Richie(?) book on C, right?
- Stevens is the TCP Illustrated book? I have that one! Love it...
- The Dinosaur book is the OS book? I had that one in college, wish I'd kept it
Another book I had in school that I wish I'd kept was the famous "Dragon book", e.g. the compiler book..
As for the Knuth books, I too feel unworthy for not owning them! One of these days..