Norman Geras is a great man. He’s a social, not a computer, scientist, and this year I have been mainly reading computer books. Still, here’s an idea I have pinched off his website (he got it from here). Match the prompts to books you have read in the last year – in my case mainly computer books.
One time on holiday: Understanding the Linux Virtual Memory Manager
Weekends at my house are: Code Complete
My neighbour is: Programming Pearls
My boss is: The Mythical Man Month
My superhero secret identity is: The Annotated Turing
You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry because: Mussolini’s Italy
I’d win a gold medal in: The Little Schemer
I’d pay good money for: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
If I were Prime Minister I would: Groovy in Action
When I don’t have good books, I: P, NP, and NP-Completeness
Loud talkers at the cinema should be: Albion’s Fatal Tree
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