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How Do I Determine the Value of a Technical book?

I'm interested in finding more books like The Pragmatic Programmer. Rather than the run of the mill, technology-specific books that are out of date by the time they go to press. Can you provide advice ...
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GRE CS Subject Test: Can you recommend the top books to read?

I am a long time professional C programmer planning to get admitted for a Masters degree in Computer Science. The University requires that I submit GRE CS subject test scores. I'm planning to sit for ...
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What background is needed to understand The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4A?

I recently made the investment in the newly-printed four-volume set of Donald Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming. Like this poster, I probably do not have the time right now to read the entire ...
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Books on developing software for financial markets/investment banks [closed]

Developers already working in the financial sector - What books on specifics of software development for financial markets do you recommend for someone just moving into this area? Specifically, I'm ...