Creativity, curiosity, and code
So… I’m not diagnosed with any form of ADHD or ASD, but I do often feel like I’m not neurotypical. If I am then I’m very high-functioning, with enough coping strategies that you probably wouldn’t notice. But I have a pile of books about topics like this ready to go. Jesse J Anderson is what […]
[Contains mild spoilers] I’m not sure how I came across Blake Crouch. Probably recommended by the Kobo algorithm. Or his book was in a sale and sounded cool. I remember downloading a free preview of “Dark Matter” and reading it and thinking it was good. Anyhow, I ended up reading “Recursion” first. “A compulsive, breathtaking […]
I actually finished this a good while ago. I’d heard a lot about Brandon Sanderson, and – as is my probably-not-very-ethical-really way – I saw The Book of Kings on offer on Kobo and bought it to see if I could get into it. And WHAT a book. I mean, it’s epic. Literally. It’s huge. […]
Well this was a wild ride. I’ve not read anything like this before. I got a collection of eBooks of Cory Doctorow‘s novels on Humble Bundle. I was curious about his fiction work. I think this book fits into the category of post-scarcity sci-fi. It’s Doctorow’s first novel and is actually released under a creative […]
If you just read my review of Seth Godin’s “Tribes” and now read this you’ll probably think I’m in a right grumpy mood. But I’m not. But the truth is, I was disappointed by this book too. Mostly, I wasn’t expecting it to be so biographical. Campbell is very open about mental health and a […]
I have a proper day off so I’m catching up with some writing/sharing. I’ve finished a few books recently, which is very unlike me! I have a few Seth Godin ebooks lined up in my wishlist on Kobo. This one got reduced to super-cheap and I bought it and read it pretty quickly. It’s not […]
Continuing my "reading books" habit - I've finished TWO in 2024!! I was one of Manton's Kickstarters for Micro.blog and his book. The book is finally here. And I've managed to read it quite quickly (for me). Is it any good?
I've been doing really well maintaining a read-everyday habit, determined to plough through my pile of un-read or part-read books. Here are my very brief thoughts on Doughnut Economics.
I confess, while I have my CS degree and am well-read, I've never read many of the "classics": Clean Code, Refactoring, The Pragmatic Programmer. So with Sandi Metz's "99 Bottles of OOP" on offer, I thought I'd make a start there.
I love this kit. It's expensive, but it's an amazing tool for me. But it does also feel lacking/incomplete in its current form.