[2005] Good Books

So I'm in 10th grade and I have to do this book thing for english

I have to read either a biography, autobiography, or non-fiction book



I can't stand reading anything other than programming books but my english teacher said no to how-to books

Whatever. That's fine. She said yes to theory books though like object oriented programming books, design pattern books, etc.

My prefered language is either C# or VB .Net but I know some C++. Can anyone recommend some good books?

As for what I have to do, I have to read the book (must be over 250 pages) and then at the end write a 2 or so page summary on it.


I need to choose 3 books and find reviews on them (non-amazon) but only read one and do the summary on that one. Also, the authors have to be American.

So can anyone recommend some awesome books on this? Thanks!

The David McCullough bio of John Adams is an excellent book.

The president?! Err, I'm sort of looking for something more about programming

Anyone else? This is kinda important

Code Complete 2 is probably one of the best 'theory' books on modern software design.

http://www.cc2e.com/

Alright. Well, if anyone knows any other good books. Preferably about object oriented programming please don't be afraid to share

I agree with dclonch1. Code complete is a very good book. It deals with the theory of good programming. Also It will solidify your knowlage of vb. Its reading++

Alright. I'm going to read code complete then. 900 pages in one marking period. I better get to work!

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