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Book review: the design and evolution of C++
Sun, Nov 8 2009 13:53
I’ve just finished re-reading (I’ve read if for the first time around 2000) this fantastic book which was written by Bjarne Stroustrup , who is the responsible for the design of C++. I haven’t used C++ professionally for over 6 years now! However, I’ve always been fascinated for its power and complexity and I do intend to start using it again really soon (btw... Read More...
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Book review: Code, the hidden language of computer hardware and software
Mon, Oct 5 2009 14:12
One of the books I’ve read during my vacations was Code: the Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software , by famous author Charles Petzold. Even though this is a 2000 book, it was only in 2009 that I did find some time to read it. And let me tell you right away: it was worth it! Anyone can read this book and end up understanding how computers work (at... Read More...
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Book review: Portugal, que futuro?
Sun, Sep 20 2009 15:32
Generally, I tend to review English written books in this blog. However, and since we’re on the verge of choosing a new PM for the next four years, I’m reviewing this fantastic book here and I’ll do it in Portuguese. In practice, this means that if you don’t understand Portuguese, you can safely skip this post. O último livro de Medina Carreira (escrito em parceria... Read More...
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Book review: JavaScript, the good parts
Tue, Sep 15 2009 12:43
I’ve just finished reading Douglas Crockford ’s book and I can tell you that is a fantastic book. Notice that the book concentrates on the language itself, so don’t buy this book and expect to find a good reference for learning DHTML. The book is full of small nuggets which will guide you through the most important concepts of the language. Besides doing that... Read More...
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Book review: How would you move Mount Fuji
Sat, Sep 12 2009 15:41
This was another of the books I’ve managed to read during my last vacations. It’s an interesting book which presents several puzzles (supposedly) used by Microsoft during their hiring process. Besides presenting the answers to the puzzles, author William Poundstone adds a couple of “extra” chapters which try to “justify” the reasons associated with the use of... Read More...
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Book review: Software Estimation
Fri, Sep 11 2009 19:24
During my last vacations, I’ve manager to read a couple of books. One of them was Steve McConnell’s Software Estimation book. The author starts by making an important point regarding estimation: art vs science. It then starts building on several important concepts before presenting several tips and techniques that might lead to more accurate estimations. You... Read More...
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Book review: The Nomadic Developer
Tue, Jul 28 2009 10:46
This was one of the books I’ve read while I was on vacations. It’s really an interesting book which gives you several valuable advices that you should follow if you intend to work as a consultant. It starts by giving you several clues on how to identify the firms you’re interviewing for so that you don’t end up working in a bad place. To help you know the company... Read More...
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PT LINQ book mentioned on MVP blog
Tue, Jul 14 2009 12:32
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Book review: Here comes everybody
Tue, Jun 16 2009 17:08
In my latest mini-vacations , I had some free time to update my reading stack. One of the books I read was Clay Shirky ’s Here Comes Everybody . After seeing it well referenced in Jeff Atwood ’s blog, I’ve bought and saved it for future reading. In this book, Clay Shirky talks about the new opportunities available for group organization with the introduction... Read More...
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Book review: The Bourne Identity
Sun, Jun 14 2009 20:42
Now that my miny-vacations are over, it’s time to start posting again. For the first post, I decided to update my book reading with a short review of Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Identity . To be honest, I’ve only bought this book because I loved the Bourne trilogy (which I still consider one of the best action movies out there). Overall, the book ended up being... Read More...
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Book review: 97 Things Every Software Architect should know
Sat, May 16 2009 13:59
It was only yesterday that I’ve finished reading this book which consists on several essays written by different software architects on the super interesting topic that is Software Architecture. Overall, it’s an interesting book with lots of good advice. Perhaps even more important is the fact that all of the essays are 2 pages long (and are really easy to read... Read More...
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Portuguese book on LINQ is out!
Thu, May 14 2009 9:53
Yes, it is true ! After several incidents :), we (me and Paulo ) finally made it! Our book on LINQ is out. If you understand Portuguese and you want to know more about LINQ (and you’re really keen on understanding the features added to the languages for supporting it), then I’d say that this book is a good option. Even though the book is completely written in... Read More...
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Book review: C# 2008 and 2005 Threaded Programming
Wed, Apr 29 2009 13:41
This is the second book I have read in multithreading programming (the first was the exceptional Concurrent Programming in Windows , by Joe Duffy ). As I've said in the past, this is a topic which really interests me and that's why I gladly accepted a free copy from Packt for review. As you can see from its title , this is (essentially) a beginners book... Read More...
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Book review: ThoughtWorks Anthology
Fri, Apr 10 2009 23:33
I’ve just finished reading a couple of interesting essays on software development which were compiled into this book . If you really enjoy those books helps you reflect in your profession (and you’re a software developer), then this book is for you. Classification: 7.5/10. Read More...
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Book review: Concurrent Programming on Windows
Thu, Apr 9 2009 19:14
I’ve finished reading this excellent book written by Joe Duffy . Yes, it’s a bit big and it mixes theory with practice (which might not be what you want). Due to that, I think that it’s a little bit difficult to define the target audience of this book (they probably tried to make it a pleasant read to everyone and we all know how that tends to end…). Having said... Read More...
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Book review: Our Iceberg is Melting
Sun, Mar 8 2009 22:41
I’ve just finished reading this   John Kotter’s books. It’s really short (I’ve read it during this afternoon) and it really presents most of the problems you’ll find whenever you try to introduce any sort of change into an organization. The penguin fable is really cool and I bet you’ll identify all of the “penguins” of your organization instantly :) Anyway... Read More...
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Book review: Software Language Engineering
Thu, Mar 5 2009 21:19
In the last few days, I’ve been trying to understand more about metamodeling . I’m still not sure that this will take off, but I’m still curious about it. So, I’ve decided to buy and read Anneke Klepe’s Software Language Engineering book. It was a good buy and I was able to grasp some interesting concepts that you’ll generally need to take care when you’re doing... Read More...
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Book review: Tribes
Wed, Jan 21 2009 21:56
I’ve just finished reading Godin’s Tribes book. It’s really an interesting, motivational reading which will surely inspire you in leading others and creating “tribes”. Even though you’re free to disagree with his ideas (I didn’t bought them all), it’s undeniable that Seth pin points the main reason why we don’t do what we probably should: fear. Fear of being... Read More...
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Book review: Clean Code
Thu, Jan 15 2009 13:43
Today I’ve finished reading Robert Martin’s Clean Code . I’ve really enjoyed reading the book. It’s really great and what you’d expect from someone with the experience and expertise of Robert Martin . Besides giving lots of advice for some basic scenarios in coding (ex.: variable and function names, formatting, etc), you’ll also find interesting information regarding... Read More...
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Book review: IWoz
Sun, Jan 11 2009 22:20
I’ve just finished reading Steve Wozniak ’s book and I can tell you that it was really an interesting experience. You’ll only be able to enjoy it if you’re into the history of the PC. In about 300 pages you’ll learn about his early inventions (his school calculator project was really interesting) and on how he developed the Apple I/II which ended up conquering... Read More...
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