Suggested Reading

I have not actually read this book yet, but it comes highly recommended.

I plan to work through it, creating another top-level page on this site for notes that I take, hopefully refreshing all the stuff I learned in university all those years ago.

Granted this is for Django 1.11, and we're currently on 2.1.5 at the time of writing, but it is a fantastic, humerous dive into learning all about Django.

If you are going to be using the framework, I would highly recommend it.

Masters of Doom is the true story of the two Johns - John Carmak and John Romero, and id Software, the revolutionary company they created.

The book is a rollercoaster of excitement, and very inspiring for a dev who wants to be on the cutting edge of technology, pushing the understanding of what a computer can do.

This is a fascinating read, due largely to the fact that these are Jordan's actual journals, kept while he wrote Prince of Persia. A very unique look into what it took to make amazing games way back in the day.

The biography of Steve Wozniak, absolutely packed full of energy and fun, just like the man himself.

It's been a while since I've read through Of Dice and Men, but it's a great read. D&D is a game that has fundamentally changed the world, so learning about its roots with Gary Gygax and Gen Con is quite enjoyable.

Set in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse, a tale about two brothers, Urza and Mishra, whose feud erases entire planes of existence.

I joke with my brother that it's a great cautionary tale..

One of the first pieces of cyberpunk fiction I read, the first book in a trilogy that includes Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive. It is simply outstanding, and has inspired tons of dystopian fiction that came after it.

The famous book that inspired Blade Runner. Dark and cyberpunk, it explores what it means to be human, in a world full of "living" androids.

Another classic piece of cyberpunk work. If you like the genre, you'll love this, if you somehow haven't read it already.