The 3+2 books recommended by Elena Toothless
Umberto Eco said that “Those who do not read, at 70 years old will have lived only one life, their own! Whoever reads will have lived 5000 years, because reading is immortality backwards“. February 2023 is already here and we have a new installment in our 3+2 recommended books section at #ESILibrary, this time from the hand of Elena Toothless, student of the Master in Computer Engineering and research staff GreenTeam Alarcos.
Elena: "Like our partner Raúl Barba, in the technological books section I wanted to collect three other books that, regardless of the branch in which we are or are going to choose, can be useful in our day to day. "
Tech books (3)
1. Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship. Although it is true that we are engineers and not programmers, we are dedicated to computing and code is part of our day to day. On the other hand, it is inevitable at some point to face legacy code. Ideally, this code would be readable, understandable and easy to modify, but often this is not the case. However, we can do our bit to help someone who may have to deal with our code in the future. This is why I recommend this classic that compiles recommendations and good practices to write code in a more efficient, readable and maintainable way, and also with better quality.
2. For Git. Knowing git seems vital to me to be able to efficiently manage projects regardless of their size. This book provides a complete guide from the most basic to the most advanced. I think it's worth reading to learn from scratch or delve a little deeper and get to know this version control system in more detail.
Pro Git: Search All Electronic Library Resources (ebscohost.com)
3. The pragmatic programmer: from journeyman to master. This book of the three is the least technological, it focuses more on what the profession is, it gives other points of view, ideas and advice. It follows a bit of the line of "Clean Code" but focusing not only on technology but something more personally, on the person behind it, on their continuous development and learning, while recommending other interesting readings.
Non-tech books (2)
4. The Foundation, Antonio Buero Vallejo. The Foundation is a required high school book at my high school. Despite the fact that sometimes for this very reason this type of reading may not attract our attention, this book hooks you and keeps you reading until you finish it, at least this happened to me. It is a play with quite a few very interesting plot twists. From the beginning there is something that does not fit and you have to discover what it is. The Foundation: Search All Electronic Library Resources (ebscohost.com)
5. Squad, Brandon Sanderson. I couldn't finish my book recommendation without quoting this author. This book is the first part of a saga and is part of the Cosmere, the universe in which many of Sanderson's stories coexist. Without a doubt, it is another book that has hooked me from the beginning, it is a science fiction story that tells us about the exploits of Spensa, a young woman who wants to become a pilot to save her people, who have been at war for centuries. The plot, in my opinion, is interesting and despite the fact that there are many similar stories, it is worth reading.
Squad (Squad 1): Search all Electronic Library Resources (ebscohost.com)
Other book recommendations in #ESI Library
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📚 Umberto Eco said that "Those who do not read, at age 70 will have lived only one life, their own!". New installment of Section 3+2 books recommended in #ESILibrary, this time @elenatoothless @GreenTalarcos
- IT IS. Informatics UCLM (@esiuclm) January 31, 2023
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