Ask HN: What are the most eye-opening textbooks you have ever read?
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vram22 · May 15, 2023The K&R C book.
Turing_Machine · May 13, 2023K&R (yes, it's outdated now, but it is still a fine model for how to write a clear and concise textbook).
dstroot · May 13, 2023Second on Martin Kleppman’s book - really good.
nindalf · May 13, 2023Designing Data Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann
vl · May 13, 2023Mythical Man-Month
bionsystem · May 13, 2023I also liked "Fooled by randomness" by Nassim Taleb.
throwaway81523 · May 13, 2023For me, TAOCP in high school was a big one.
Brigand · May 13, 2023Cormen, Introduction to algorithms
adamddev1 · May 13, 2023HTDP taught me how to how to work with through complex data structures/problems in a really clear and simple way.
wffurr · May 13, 2023How to Design Programs: https://htdp.org/
vl · May 13, 2023Peopleware
whiplash451 · May 13, 2023The intelligent investor, by Benjamin Graham.
vram22 · May 15, 2023How to Solve It, by Georg Polya.
dangwhy · May 13, 2023spivak calculus opened my eyes to what exactly truth is