I just finished a very interesting book called “One Jump Ahead: Challenging Human Supremacy in Checkers.” It was written by Jonathan Schaeffer, the main force behind the creation of Chinook, one of the absolute best checkers playing programs ever created. (You can even play it, but expect to be beaten!)
A little while ago I finished reading The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes. I have to say, this is one of those books that I think is an absolute must-read for anyone living today, because it goes very far in explaining why the world is the way that it now is.
I finished reading this book by Joel Spolsky yesterday. It was pretty interesting, and it had some good points, but it felt a bit lightweight as far as user-interface design books are concerned. The way I would summarize it is:
Interesting? Yeah, pretty much. Worth the $19 I spent for it? No, probably not. You can get much better books for $20 or less! Also, most of the points in Joel’s book are already made on his website, http://www.joelonsoftware.com.
So, I’d recommend saving your money for something else.
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