Being the only girl, coupled with being the only Hispanic student, in many of the computer science classes and programs Athena Coco Hernandez was in, was a lot. Don’t misunderstand, though. It wasn’t ...

There are many Internet lists of best programming and software engineering books. Amazon also has their list of best selling computer programming books. I’ve also blogged on the topic in the past: ...

Writing about music, a famous, impossible-to-properly-attribute saying goes, is like dancing about architecture. In 2010, anyone who dares write a book about computers runs the risk of facing a ...

In his debut book, Gabriel Rayo encourages budding programmers to think creatively through the use of technology.

As an undergraduate, Rob Pike first read Brian Kernighan's book on the C programming language while home sick from classes at the University of Toronto. "I lay in bed and I read it cover to cover," ...

There’s something about a book, whether physical or digital, that’s attractive to both programming newbies and seasoned experts. Maybe it’s how books function as snapshots of the truth, a fixed moment ...

In a remarkable achievement, a 10th-grade student from Mumbai has written a bestselling book on Java programming. Hitarth Mahajan's book 'ICSE Computer Applications in Java Step-By-Step' has become a ...

Back in the day, we didn't have online tutorials, webcasts and StackOverflow to teach us new programming skills. We had to read books -- on paper! -- and it was good. I still keep copies of some ...

StackOverflow is a question and answer community for programmers. Users can ask questions and then vote on the best answers. Back in 2009, someone asked: “What is the single most influential book ...