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Ask HN: Any good Technical books with hilarious presentation?
9 points by themantri on July 20, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 8 comments


If your taste in humor trends toward the absurdist, check out anything by _why the lucky stiff.



Great recommendation. Just a good book all around. The illustrations make subject matter accessible to many.


Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby

https://poignant.guide

Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!

http://learnyouahaskell.com/

Head First Design Patterns: A Brain-Friendly Guide

https://www.amazon.com/Head-First-Design-Patterns-Brain-Frie...


Hilarious might be a stretch, but Starting Forth by Leo Brodie is definitely amusing and prompted a chuckle or two. You can read it for free online. I was lucky enough to track down a second hand copy. It is out of print sadly.

https://www.forth.com/starting-forth/


The Illustrated Children’s Guide to Kubernetes

https://www.cncf.io/the-childrens-illustrated-guide-to-kuber...


I'm a fan of http://www.lisperati.com/

And

Land of Lisp: also by Conrad Barski

Even though, I bet like others, I have yet to finish it :(


“If Hemingway Wrote JavaScript”

Different and lighthearted enough for me to recommend.




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