[2005] Good Books

[Fromethius]

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!

[SharkC382]

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

[Fromethius]

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

[Fromethius]

Anyone else? This is kinda important

[dclonch1]

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

http://www.cc2e.com/

[Fromethius]

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

[CodedFire]

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++

[Fromethius]

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

[Hack]

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