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by Myrmornis 2429 days ago
Anyone able to comment on his recent non-programming-language books? For example, how's "Understanding The Digital World"?

http://kernighan.com/udw.html

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Was just about to comment that in lieu of buying an ebook version of the currently discussed Unix book, I discovered he had written "Understanding the Digital World" and bought it on impulse. Currently going through the first chapter now. Like all of his books, extremely well-written. I was surprised at how much the introduction focused on data sharing and the Snowden-revelations, which he segues into after talking about how he and his wife weren't using Airbnb, Uber, and Whatsapp, on a recent vacation trip.
They are great. I gifted them to my non-tech friends and they have thoroughly enjoyed them and learned something.