this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2024
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[–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Some of the books I can make out:

[–] SeattleRain@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Can I get a quick run down on these books. Are they considered special or definitive in some way?

[–] _____@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

K&R C book is still considered to be a good resource to learn C. K&R is also a popular C style guide.

[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't know what this community is about but I like the colours!

[–] tal@lemmy.today 18 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It's a cyberpunk comic themed on open-source stuff.

https://analognowhere.com/wiki/analognowhere/

The character shown in the posted comic is Girl.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Also acceptable: The best, post-apocalyptic, dystopian, esoteric-technology-themed webcomic in the Fediverse featuring anthropomorphized unix-like operating systems.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Man I want to go to this book fair! They were my favorite thing during school, going to the little metal rolling things, buying a book or maybe even a scientific kit! So many Encyclopedia Brown books!

[–] bloup@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 9 months ago

I notice a book on dash. I wonder if it’s the dash that is the default shell on Debian. I always had a historical curiosity about the original author of the shell that would become dash, Kenneth Almquist. It’s just such a ubiquitous piece of software and yet there’s basically no information about the person who wrote it. All I’ve ever been able to find is his original Usenet post announcing his Almquist Shell. I think it would be cool if somehow in her world, the techno mage is the one who figures out what happened to Kenneth Almquist, who somehow winds up playing a role in her journey.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect?

[–] burgermeister@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 9 months ago