Category Archives: Books

Reviews and rants on technical books.

97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know

97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know is a collection of essays written by a community of software architects. Each essay is about a page or two and drops some soft skill knowledge an architect needs to master. I already made reference of this book in 101 Things Every Software Architect Should Know. [...]

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The Programmers Kindle Book Club

I’ve had my Kindle for about six months and I’ve already purchased 18 books! And before you ask, NO! I haven’t even read half of them yet! At any one time I am in the middle of two or three books. I recently finished 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know and [...]

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Smart and Gets Down

When asked about the key traits of new Google hires, Marissa Mayer has repeatably stated the following soundbite: smart and gets things done. This also happens to be title of Joel Spolsky’s book on finding great technical talent.
In Smart and Gets Things Done breaks down how to go about to find, attract, and retain [...]

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Kindle for iPhone

I’ve am a happy owner of a first generation Amazon Kindle electronic book reader. As a die hard nerdish book worm and early adapter I was immediately in awe of the Kindle. Sure the Kindle has it’s issues but the technology and business model has definitely proved themselves. The Kindle is the [...]

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TechKnow Year In Review 2008

It is that time of year where we reflect on the accomplishments of the passing year and look forward to the one to come. Here is a window into the past year in technology through this year’s popular posts on TechKnow Juixe.
Top Favorites 2008

Juixe Open Source Awards 2008
Favorite Programming Quotes 2008
Juixe TechKnow Software Quotes 2008
Top [...]

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The Ultimate Geek Gift Guide 2008

This geek gift guide is not so much for geeks and techies but for those that have geeks and techies in their life and need a little help in finding the right techie gift. So if you don’t know what is the hottest gift item or you want to redeem yourself from the Cosby [...]

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