Slow start, but its ending may be better than the first’s. I’m surprised so many people disliked it.

Neat premise. Strained humor. Basic writing. Might recommend to a high schooler. Wouldn’t recommend to myself when I bought it.

Recommend to any student. Helped me immensely.

Best book I've read so far on software. Module "depth" is a powerful idea. I'm surprised I hadn't come across this before. 1. Agree with his pushback on Clean Code's insistence on short methods and no comments. 2. I would have included sections on the value of pure methods and immutable data 3. Readability is fool's gold. Complexity is key

Didn’t come to it for motivation, but hearing the thoughts of such an ambitious kid ready to take over the world is inspiring. His struggle to figure out what to do with his life struck a chord too. Fun to read. More a coming-of-age story than a history of the early video game industry or notebook or technical programming details.

Tailored to a non-technical audience, but introduces some interesting ideas. Sal isn’t always clear whether he’s talking about Kahnmigo’s current capabilities or speculating about what it could do as language models advance. Erik Hoel’s essay “Why we stoped making Einsteins” makes a better argument for personalized tutoring.