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Brian Kernighan's memoir
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Brian Kernighan's memoir
Yesterday I read it in a single shot. Fascinating read.
I highly recommend it.

https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~bwk/memoir.html
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12-17-2021, 05:31 PM
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RE: Brian Kernighan's memoir
(12-17-2021, 05:31 PM)Shiunbird Wrote:  Yesterday I read it in a single shot. Fascinating read.
I highly recommend it.

https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~bwk/memoir.html

This is I am reading just now. And must confirm - it is great.
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12-18-2021, 07:50 PM
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RE: Brian Kernighan's memoir
I will have to give this a read tonight
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12-18-2021, 09:12 PM
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