[iLoveOncall]

> some reference books handy

Looking at a random list [1] of O'Reilly books, I can see 3 categories:

- The ones for beginners, like "Learning Python" or "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide",

- The ones that will be outdated even before reaching the shelves of a library, such as "Kubernetes in Action" or "Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow",

- The ones that are more about concepts such as "Clean Code".

I can't see any of those being used as a reference book. The Internet and official documentations is the reference book.

[1] https://www.toptechskills.com/top-tech-books/

[sarchertech]

At least half the people at my current job buy technical books because we get a monthly book allowance. Whether they finish reading them is another story.

In my experience this is pretty common. Almost everywhere I’ve worked has had some kind of training budget, and most places have had fairly well attended book clubs.