Books
I love learning new things and reading all about technology. Here you will find my thoughts on a number books I have read which all feature some interesting technology element. These books may be imaginations of other worlds, or “how to” fact based books set firmly in our reality. As long as the book features an interesting element of technology I am keen to read about it.
If you can know of a book, with a particular technology interest, that would be a good read (or even a really bad one!) then let me know.
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Reading Projects
- Current Reading
- Recently Finished
- Fiction Technology Books
- Non-Fiction Technology Books
Reading Projects
Currently Reading
“How the Web Was Born: The Story of the World Wide Web”, by James Gillies and Robert Cailliau
The story of how the web developed from humble ideas to the ubiquitous system we use today
Recently Finished
“A Computer Called Leo”, by Georgina Ferry
A Computer Called LEO: Lyons Tea Shops and the World’s First Office Computer is a social history of the first office computer.
A summary of this book will follow soon. Read it already? Let me know your thoughts.
Fiction Technology Blog
“Snow Crash“, by Neal Stephenson
They say “a strange new computer virus called Snow Crash is striking down hackers everywhere, leaving an unlikely young man as humankind’s last best hope.”
I Say “I was keen to find out what happens next, I often stole moments throughout the day to read another chapter”
Read the article: Thoughts On The Book: Snow Crash
“The Algebraist”, by Iain M. Banks
They say “Iain M. Banks returns to spectacular space opera but not to his familiar Culture universe”
I Say “I could not wait to get through this book and not for the right reasons.”
Read the article: Thoughts On The Book The Algebraist
“Old Man’s War”, by John Scalzi
They say “I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited his wife’s grave. Then I joined the army”
I Say “…the story the story is fast paced and well plotted and is definitely worth a few hours of reading time. It left me wanting more…”
Read the article: Thoughts On The Book: Old Man’s War
“Neuromancer”, by William Gibson
They Say “Case was the best interface cowboy who ever ran in Earth’s computer matrix. Then he double- crossed the wrong people.…”
I say “Overall a good read but be prepared to put some work in.”
Read the article: Thoughts On The William Gibson Book ‘Neuromancer’
“The Blue Nowhere”, by Jeffery Deaver
They say “When a sadistic hacker, code-named Phate, sets his sights on Silicon Valley, his victims never know what hit them”
I say “a good read … but at times the ridiculousness, sheer convenience, or down right ineptitude of some of the characters pulled me out of the story”
Read the article: Thoughts On The Book “The Blue Nowhere”
“Daemon“, by Daniel Suarez
They say “Computer genius Matthew Sobol is dead, but his final creation lives on.”
I say “…has the thrilling feel of a John Grisham whilst maintaining the suspense of a Dean Koontz – well worth a read and something to leave you thinking ‘What If…?’”
Read the article: Could The Daemon Really Exist?
“The End Of Mr. Y“, by Scarlett Thomas
They say “Ariel Manto is fascinated with an obscure nineteenth-century book … a book that no one alive has ever read.”
I say “…a riveting read and the conclusion, in fact the whole story, leaves you wanting to know more.”
Read the article: Thoughts On The Book “The End Of Mr. Y”
Non-Fiction Technology Books
“RESTful PHP Web Services”, by Samisa Abeysinghe
They say “Learn the basic architectural concepts … of consuming … RESTful Web services in PHP.”
I say “If you develop using PHP and have a keen interest in web services this book is well worth a read…”
Read the article: Understanding RESTful Web Services
This article is from Jason Slater Technology Blog (jasonslater.co.uk) and should not be found elsewhere.