Programmers at Work has a new edition, so might be easier to find now! https://www.programmersatwork.net/the-book
Agreed that Code is great! I'll pick up the second edition some day if I ever see it on a bookshelf.
Agreed that Code is great! I'll pick up the second edition some day if I ever see it on a bookshelf.
Black, thin, warped, glossy cover stock instead of that super nice feeling matte white one, and much thinner nastier paper (despite being longer the book is much thinner).
I have in the past given copies of ‘Code’ to people who’ve seemed interested in learning about computer science/engineering with a ‘this book is so good!’ and upon reflection just now I’m ashamed to say I’ve stopped doing that because the book _feels_ like a cheaply made textbook rather than a nicely presented popular science book now.
It's not like the old days when books were heirlooms with attentive layouts, quality paper and ink, and solid bindings. Addison-Wesley's offerings come to mind, even softcover books from Prentice-Hall. And especially the ancient Computer Science Series from McGraw-Hill College.
Manning and No Starch do a better job these days.
Here's a new hardcover many here could appreciate:
Heavy Wizardry 101: Shellcodes, Backdoors, Droppers, and Worms
by David Martínez Oliveira, aka Pico
O'Reilly still puts out many great, serious books with good formatting and decent binding + paper + printing.
Many of the new titles on machine learning, for instance.