[HN Gopher] Read "Data and Reality" ___________________________________________________________________ Read "Data and Reality" Author : Tomte Score : 20 points Date : 2022-02-07 21:46 UTC (1 hours ago) (HTM) web link (buttondown.email) (TXT) w3m dump (buttondown.email) | MattPalmer1086 wrote: | I was given this to read by my boss 2 decades ago. It is | excellent, thought provoking and different to anything else | you've probably read. | | I haven't read the third updated edition, with changes by a | different author. I've heard mixed reviews for that one. I'd be | interested in any opinions on it from anyone whose read it and a | prior edition. | glun wrote: | Ive been curious about that book ever since Rich Hickey | recommended it but couldnt easily get my hands on a copy and | kinda forgot about it. This was a great review; Im going to give | it another try. | robwwilliams wrote: | For those searching for this title: | | Author's full name is William Kent (updated by Steve Hoberman in | 2012 ed). | | Title is: Data & Reality ...(2012) | | The original published in 1978 is ver expensive (on Abebooks) at | $242 minimum, but the new version reasonablly priced. | hwayne wrote: | I strongly recommend _not_ reading the 2012 edition. Steve took | out about half the Bill 's original writing and replaced it | with advertisements for his own book. I wrote some stuff near | the end of how you can find the 2nd edition. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-02-07 23:00 UTC)