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scruple · Aug 4, 2022
Williams and Colomb's Style: Toward Clarity and Grace
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scruple · Jul 3, 2022
East of Eden by John Steinbeck. My favorite piece of literature. I re-read it every few years.
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scruple · Nov 22, 2021
Purely Functional Data Structures by Chris Okasaki.
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scruple · Nov 22, 2021
P. J. Plauger's "Programming on Purpose" series of essays.
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scruple · Aug 4, 2022
Williams and Colomb's Style: Toward Clarity and Grace
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scruple · Aug 4, 2022
I've also read the USAF Tongue and Quill. There are good lessons in all 3 of these books for technical writers.
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