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Are any of these books worth reading? Are there better alternatives?
>>54306809
what website is this
>>54306809
If you don't know any programming yet, then I've been told that Automate the Boring Stuff With Python is supposed to be really great.
I was thinking about buying a physical copy for my younger brother.
>>54306821
oh nvm humblebundle, didn't know they had book deals now. Cool!
And yes those books are pretty well regarded and known for quality tbqh.
Nostarch press books are good, easy to read and follow. It's not the most technical-filled book but I'm guessing you're not an expert if you have to ask anyways
>>54306809
No, don't read any of them. Just form an opinion based on guessing, pretend that you have facts to back it up (the only fact needed is that your opinion is "objectively" correct) and spread it on /g/ at any opportunity.
>>54306809
Yeah, I'd recommend about 70% of those books. Get them from Libgen.io instead though.
>>54306837
OP here, I study CS. We only get java and how to build databases and shit. I'm mostly looking at the xbox book and the bsd rootkits one
>>54306883
>Get them from Libgen.io instead though.
>Download them from a Russian botnet website instead of paying fucking $15 to support charity and the publisher of your favorite books
Cmon
It's 13 fucking books for $15. $1/book... For knowledge much more useful than even $1000's
>>54306898
Don't know about the other books sadly.
I would recommend learning C if you are going to make rootkits.
>>54306898
Just get them bro. They're all good, you won't regret it if you actually care about any of the topics whatsoever.
It's so fucking inexpensive you shouldn't even be thinking about the price, just hitting "buy"
>>54306809
Hacking art of exploitation is dated but a great introduction to memory corruption.
If you are interested in CTFs/wargames it's a great place to start for them,
>The start of the /g/ book club general
So which tier is it worth buying up to if you're a jew like me?
>>54307135
>a 13 cent difference
Bloody hell moight.
>>54306909
>Russian botnet website
You are mistaken,comrade.
>>54307155
There's also the standard tier which you'd only have to pay $1 for.
I guess to rephrase, should I spend a dollar on the first 4 books or just spend $15 and get them all?
>>54307135
>>54307178
How fucking poor are you that you can't spend $15 on 13 books that will give you hours of entertainment and knowledge?
Like wtf
>>54307178
Depends on your interests I'd say, if you only want the linux commandline stuff go with that. If you're also interested in hacking just pay the 15 bucks
>>54307242
Nigga I barely ever read unless I really enjoy it
Also I'm a broke as hell college student
>>54307286
>Nigga I barely ever read unless I really enjoy it
you shouldn't brag about that
>Also I'm a broke as hell college student
get a job faggot, if you aren't working at least 30 hours/week while a fulltime student you're a lazy nigger
>>54307298
>you shouldn't brag about that
Who said I was bragging?
>>54307298
>get a job faggot, if you aren't working at least 30 hours/week while a fulltime student you're a lazy nigger
That's a whole lot of projecting there, but I am looking for a job
>>54307318
>but I am looking for a job
on 4chan? I bet you haven't applied to more than 10 jobs in the last month
>>54307332
>on 4chan? I bet you haven't applied to more than 10 jobs in the last month
Why would I look that hard?
might have went in on this if my kindle hadn't died on me
Reading books on a computer monitor is awful
>>54307345
>Why would I look that hard?
You're going to go very far in life, kek
>>54307353
>You're going to go very far in life, kek
Going farther than the guy taking shitposts on 4chan seriously :^)
>>54306809
actual math BS holder and CS grad student here
Those are all shit books and are for meme programmers, just like codeacademy or freecodecamp.
>>54307381
cool
>>54307381
This
>>54307242
>>54306909
Fuck off shill
>>54307395
>It's shilling to tell someone to not fucking think for 5 hours to spend $1/book on a bunch of good books that are relevant to his interests
Seriously how poor is this fucking board?
>>54307332
>>54307353
yes, yes, mush wagie, mush! perhaps after you've filled out your 50th application this month, shekelberg will grant you the privilege of being his slave!
>>54307420
Or I could spend 20 seconds and download every single book on there, for free.
Are you seriously so much of a cuck that you actually buy things when you don't need to? Learn how to handle your money.
H-hey guys, what site is this?
>>54307381
What alternatives do you propose then?
>>54307381
The Python book for automating things are not meant for students, it's made for people who want to learn programming to automate part of their jobs.
>>54307434
Better than begging your mom for money and her constantly yelling at you threatening to kick you out of the house if you don't start pulling your weight but ends up feeling bad for you because she knows a NEET autist won't survive in the real world
>>54307451
humblebundle
>>54307457
if you can't find them yourself, you weren't cut out for programming, let alone CS
Protip: syllabi from respected universities, along with recommendations by key figures in the field are good sources. go talk to your prof.
amazon and the /g/ wiki are probably the worst fucking sources out there, and I pity anyone that actually takes them seriously
>>54307434
You mad NEETcuck?
NEETS BTFO
THEY WILL *NEVER* RECOVER
>>54307496
You sound like a right wanker mate.
5 of these books are about reverse engineering and software exploitation.
You aren't going to read anything about that in academia.
Good luck learning about heap overflows in SICP.
>>54307496
Ok, I must say I'm amused at the amount of delusion in this post.
>>54307572
>>54307605
have fun getting cucked by sahib while I enjoy my cozy Software Engineer II position
maybe when you finish codeacademy, you might get an interview
>>54307637
Grow up and stop projecting, not only green programmers are reading this board.
Bought all of them, paid $20.
>>54307637
It's $15 for easily a month of constructive entertainment you mega kike.
And, as a side note, if you legitimately believe you have better protection from the outsource scourge in software engineering as opposed to security, you're absolutely delusional.
>>54307863
This.
I can't believe how fucking greedy you fuckers are if you refuse to spend $15 on a bunch of books.
Do you also refuse to buy pizza when you hang out with your friends because "hurr durr $15 is too much I'll just eat my mom's shitty fucking leftovers from last night at home later..."?
>>54307880
you can't pirate a pizza, bub
>>54307346
Replace with Kobo.
Kobo of freedom.
>>54307496
>if you can't find them yourself, you weren't cut out for programming, let alone CS
so, basically you got fucking nothing
>>54307973
>implying
>>54307448
These books would not be made if no one bought them, even the little money they get from humble bundle is better than nothing. I fucking swear do pirates just think everything is made for free.
>>54308471
>I fucking swear do pirates just think everything is made for free.
They do think that.
Nostarch Press has great books about computer shit that are actually interesting to read and yet cover enough material to be informative but not straight technical bs.
I want to give them my money to support them making more instead of closing down because "This shit isn't worth pursuing, clearly our audience doesn't care because they refuse to buy our books"
>>54306809
I just bought these books from the "pay what you want" tier and I have to say that this book on bash is absolute trash because it doesn't even mention the keybindings in GNU readline.
>>54306809
Worth it for 15 even if I could pirate it all. Putting it on my e reader now. I learned python a bit but would like a project based thing.
>>54308859
Maybe it's meant to be more general.
Doesn't say bash anywhere on the cover.
Stuff you learn from there could apply to ksh too, for example.
>>54308922
How can you be efficient with bash without knowing emacs keybindings?
>>54308641
>supporting a publishing company instead of the authors
Protip: that publishing company you love so much is a greedy jew that has no concept of what makes a "great book about computers" and just publishes whatever they think will make them the most dosh. If you want to give money to someone, get it to the authors directly so they get more than their $0.02/sale cut from the publisher.
>>54309009
Then why did they go through a publisher instead of self-publishing, dumbass?
>>54309006
Again, it's general.
There are no emacs keybindings in ksh either, I believe.
>>54307381
Yeah but theory is very boring.
>>54307536
Damn. That was extremely depressing.
>>54309019
Self-publishing is a large initial investment that most authors don't have and doesn't get you publicized at all, which is super important.
Seriously, do I have to explain how to wipe your own ass to you too?
>>54309076
The guy who wrote the "Automate the boring stuff" book has published multiple books for free. You can also read the entirety of the book on their website FOR FREE.
You only have to buy it if you want to support them.
>>54310943
If you buy it from the humble bundle, your money goes to Nostarch Press, not the author of the book, who may or may not get an extremely small cut of that money if the Nostarch agreed to it.
If you want to support the author, send them money directly. Do not buy their books from this bundle.
