I went through my recent-books shelves and found a few shorter books that are well worth reading. Short books for developers are rare these days. Algorithms Unlocked, Thomas Cormen, 212 pages The Art of Readable Code, Dustin Boswell & Trevor Foucher, 180 pages How To Take Smart Notes, Sonke Ahrens, 151 pages How to Write a Thesis, Umberto Eco, 223 pages How Charts Lie, Alberto Cairo, 193 pages
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