Books

A list of what I'm reading, what I've read, and what I want to read:

Reading

• Introduction to Algorithms Cormen et al.

Read

• Computer Networks: A Systems Approach Peterson & Davie
• Crime and Punishment Dostoevsky
• Designing Data-Intensive Applications Martin Kleppmann
• The Inner Citadel Pierre Hadot
• Meditations Marcus Aurelius
• Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces Arpaci-Dusseau
• The Soul of a New Machine Tracy Kidder
• Weaving the Web Tim Berners-Lee

To Read

• The Art of Computer Programming, Vol. 1 Knuth
• The Brothers Karamazov Dostoevsky
• Concrete Mathematics Graham, Knuth & Patashnik
• Database Internals Alex Petrov
• The Republic Plato
• Systems Performance Brendan Gregg
• The Wars for Asia S. C. M. Paine

I keep a fuller log on Goodreads.

In my reading, I have a few goals: to read as much of the “CS canon” as possible, and to explore a broad range of both contemporary and classic philosophical and historical texts.

Why? Well, for one, I was partly inspired by this article; for another, I used to stay up until 2 AM reading, and it’s only recently that I’ve begun to rebuild that habit.

More broadly, I’d rather form my own opinions by reading the source material than absorb them secondhand.