Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
"I remember it scared me at first when I got it. But it has become one of my most loved fundamental CS books. Now available for free!"See who else recommended this →
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CTO of Amazon (AWS), architect of modern cloud infrastructure, expert on distributed systems and scalability
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Werner Vogels's Book Recommendations
We track book recommendations that Werner Vogels has publicly shared on Twitter/X. Each recommendation below includes the original quote and a link to the source tweet.
World after Capital
"currently reading: "World after Capital" by @albertwenger - https://t.co/zqajNzV7Ii - Recommended! (also his "Uncertainty Wednesdays" blogs)"See who else recommended this →
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
"Thoroughly enjoying Randell Munroe's (of @xkcdComic fame) book "What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions" - Funny and smartly written, and highly educational. With great illustrations of course. https://t.co/YkjnoX9plj"See who else recommended this →
Motorcycle Dynamics
"Found a most fascinating book on the physics of Motorcycle riding. 350+ pages of pure math and engineering bliss by professor Vittore Cossalter in his book Motorcycle Dynamics https://t.co/tXuu4McC39"See who else recommended this →
Desert of Pharan: Unofficial Histories Behind the Mass Expansion of Mecca
"After having visited @AhmedMater's Mecca Journeys exhibition at the @brooklynmuseum I bought his book "Desert of Pharan: Unofficial Histories Behind the Mass Expansion of Mecca" - recommended if you are interested in urban development photography. https://t.co/fEEGk8Eckr"See who else recommended this →
Atlas van een Bezette Stad
"Looking forward to public release of Steve McQueen's Occupied City. The book by @BStigter1, "Atlas van een Bezette Stad"(https://www.amazon.nl/dp/904505065X?ref_=cm_sw_r_tw_ud_dp_G00X8157NPV1QK7RWJJA is absolutely fascinating https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/31/amsterdam-steve-mcqueen-nazis-occupied-city-bianca-stigter #amsterdam #WWII"See who else recommended this →
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
"Watching BBC news and someone very serious comes on to tell me that we really need an "algorithm registry" to avoid "these algorithms" getting out of hand. I am just stunned. I don't even feel the need to explain. This book is really good though: https://www.amazon.com/Algorithms-Live-Computer-Science-Decisions/dp/1250118360?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1635519404&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=allthingsdist-20&linkId=e370f8c413c9d559615c7e861d60d49c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl"See who else recommended this →
Ask Your Developer
"Caught doing some relaxed, socially distant, evening reading. Finishing @jeffiel's "Ask Your Developer", which I highly recommend (https://t.co/lg4HP63zhT), before moving on to "Working Backwards" by former Amazon colleagues @cbryar & @BillCarr89 (https://t.co/h6yuAHtlNf)"See who else recommended this →
Working Backwards
"Caught doing some relaxed, socially distant, evening reading. Finishing @jeffiel's "Ask Your Developer", which I highly recommend (https://t.co/lg4HP63zhT), before moving on to "Working Backwards" by former Amazon colleagues @cbryar & @BillCarr89 (https://t.co/h6yuAHtlNf)"See who else recommended this →
Shantaram
"A really good book takes you to a different place, from where you almost refuse to return. Shantaram does that to me http://t.co/0lNsgCC"See who else recommended this →
The Lombardi Rules
"The Lombardi Rules is a rather unique Leadership book, not at all the football centric /cc @lounibos http://amzn.com/k/23W5EUG508Z6B #Kindle"See who else recommended this →
Quantitative System Performance
"Lazowska's book on "Quantitative System Performance" from 1984 is also a classic and free online: http://bit.ly/ahQuZU"See who else recommended this →
The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and World Economy Bigger
"Levinson's book is btw magnificent The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and World Economy Bigger http://t.co/R25MFEy8"See who else recommended this →
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How many books has Werner Vogels recommended?
Werner Vogels has publicly recommended 13 books on Twitter/X. The most recent recommendation is "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" by .
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