This is so neat, as Phil mentioned in the How to run a software bookclub post, out of a group of 500, only 1-2%, 5-10 people may contribute with comments. But he lets the group grow in size because it is minimal overhead and many "lurkers" say they really appreciate reading the comments and get a lot out of it.
replyI am left wondering is there any way to see past comments on book discussions? I would love to read the discussions as I go through a book already done by the club on my own.
People like me may be more interested in this blog post:
replyhttps://notes.eatonphil.com/2024-05-30-how-i-run-book-clubs....
Lol, requires LinkedIn and can't parse valid email addresses. This is what senior+ software development looks like.
replyFamously valid email address parsing is far from trivial[1] - I wouldn't be so quick to judge!
replyIt looks amazing as a reading list. I am also reading the OS book by Tanenbaum since the three piece book got very boring after a bit of reading
replyWeird. I got bored with the Tanenbaum books (because they are very abstract and theoretical). The 3 piece book OS was very refreshing and I actually learned stuff
replyThe Stallings book is very good.
replyI found it mentions too many out of context things. I’m not in a position to judge if it is technically good
replyI remember reading Tanenbaum, the dino book right? It is amazing
replyDino book is written by someone else. Also found that one boring
replyThis is great. I sort of feel a lack of fora for discussing technical books over a longer lifetime than merely say, the HN front page.
replyWhile there is a very good selection of readings, it's unfortunate that both LinkedIn and Google are being used here, especially if the discussion is text-only.
"High Performance Browser Networking"
replyI wish there was an update to this book, reading it a while back I think it covered some proposed HTTP/2 features but definitely not HTTP/3.
Many of the issues discussed had to do with TCP itself.
I would love to see a maths version of this bookclub
replyWell I don’t have Linkedin so that’s a shame. The idea is very good.
replyI expect if you use www.linkedin.com/i-do-not-have-linkedin as the URL Phil will let you in anyway.
replyconfirmed
reply(I help host nycsystems w/ Phil- we don't mind, just an easier way to know who is who other than email)
I wonder if someone could be arrested for gaining unauthorized access to a computer system via fraud under US law for doing that.
replyWhat? How?
replyThe computer fraud and abuse act is extremely broad to the point of absurdity.
replyMy sentiment too: a nice idea worth supporting but the execution has something to improve. In addition to LinkedIn:
reply "All discussion is via a Google Group."