Computer Book Collection

I run Windows XP Pro at home, legal I work for CompUSA and got it free w00t, and I am not too hot on it. I''ll be sitting there doing nothing and all the sudden Winamp will studder and the system will lock up. Very annoying. I lost a lot of source code to that little freeze.

Plus, I don''t know if this has happened to anyone else, but I can''t seem to get ACDSee to set the file associations correctly. That MS Image Previewer piece of shit program launches no matter what. So, I have to go into the file type tab and change EVERY SINGLE image file type to load with ACDSee.

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Original post by Black Marq
Just wondering what kind of you bookz you have.

Here''s a list of mine
Game Developer Market Place
Game Architecture and Design
Code Complete

C For Dummies Volume Two
C The Complete Reference Fourth Edition
C++ Primer Plus Thrid Edition
C++ How to Program
C++ How to Program Second Edition

Programming Windows fifth edition

A Programming Guide to Sound

Computer Graphics Principles and Practice Second Edition
Tricks of the Game Programming Guru
Zen of Graphics Programming
Inner Loops
The Revolutionary Guide to Assembly Language

Teach yourself TCP/IP in 14 days

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wtf?




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"I''m a decorated astronaut, I don''t make those kind of mistakes."
"Oh now wait a minute. Look I''ll show ya. I''ll enter the same calculations using what we like to call ''The Right Way''."

-Rem
Zirem Software

Erm wrong topic maybe Remnex ?

Anyways, I''ve got:

C++ How to Program, third edition
..Which I like a lot, very good book.

And:

Computer Science, an overview, sixth edition.
..a school book that I do not like espesially, kinda stupid and confusing at some points.

thats all.




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Actually I regeted buying some of books I did buy because I
don't really read them. I think maybe it was because the level
of jargon in them was beyond my comprehension level.
For example: Code Complete I'm sure its a good book for the more
advance programmers, but I didn't really understand any of it
all that well maybe because I thought it was kinda boring or
something.

Edited by - black marq on November 13, 2001 12:43:58 AM

I have

AI for Games and Animation
Infinite Game Universe
Game Architecture and Design
Flash Games Studio
Learn Computer Game Programming with DirectX 7.0
3D Game Engine Design
3D Graphics Programming: Games and Beyond
Multiplayer Game Programming
Designing Arcade Computer Game Graphics
Pocket PC Game Programming
Linux Game Programming
Swords and Circuitry
Programming Linux Games
Inside Direct 3D
The Zen of Direct 3D Game Programming
Programming Applications for Windows
Programming Windows
Programming Windows with MFC
Real Time Strategy Game Programming
OpenGL Game Programming (duh)
Complete Book of C Programming
Effective C++
OpenGL Programming Guide
Isometric Game Programming
Borland C++: The Complete Reference
Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus
Game Design: Theory and Practice
Game Programming Gems
Game Programming Gems II
OpenGL Superbible
3D Game Programming with C++
Beginning Direct3D Game Programming
Advanced 3D Game Programming with Direct X 7
Real Time Rendering
Inside DirectX
Windows Game Programming for Dummies
Game Design, Secrets of the Sages (1st & 2nd ed)
The Black Art of 3D Game Programming
Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice
Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours
C/C++ Programmer''s Bible
C++: The Complete Reference
Windows 98 Programming from the Ground Up
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
Code Complete
Personal Software Process
Introduction to Algorithms
Computer Organization and Design
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
The Java Programming Language
Computer Networks

And I''ve got about 12 more on order right now...

I have:

Mathematical Elements for Computer Graphics
Graphics Gems I
Graphcis Gems II
Graphics Gems III
An Introduction to NURBS: With Historical Perspective
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
Advanced Animation and Rendering Techniques: Theory and Practice
Radiosity and Realistic Image Synthesis
Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice
Computer Animation: Algortihms and Techniques
Digital Lighting & Rendering
Texturing and Modeling: A Procedural Approach
Introduction to Neural and Cognitive Modeling
Numerical Recipes in C
UNIX Network Programming
Encyclopedia of Graphcis File Formats
OpenGL Windows Programming
OpenGL Reference Manual
OpenGL Programming Gudie
C: The Complete Reference
UNIX Systems Programming for SVR4
java-script: The Definitive Guide
Web Application Development with PHP 4.0
PHP Fast & Eeasy Web Development
MySQL
DHTML for the World Wide Web
JAVA In a Nutshell
The XML Companion
Advanced Calculus
CGI: Internet Programming with C++ and C
Common Lisp: A Gentle Introduction
LISP
Common Lisp: The Language
UNIX In a Nutshell
Tcl/Tk Programmer's Reference
HTML: The Definitive Guide
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Programming Windows
An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming in C++
Learning Python
Artificial Life
Code Complete
Inside DirectX

And I've got about 12 more in my closet that are directly related to Windows programming or Photoshop but don't find them worthwhile to refer to often or I consider them to be old.



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Edited by - bishop_pass on November 13, 2001 12:15:32 AM

Well, let''s see... I have lots of outdated books back at home (things based on Borland 3.1 and Dos programming...just no BGI or any other graphics stuff)

But here, I have

Pure java 2
{
Perl, CGI, and java-script complete
HTML complete
} (i know, they don''t really count)
VB 6 Programmers Reference
MFC Programming in VC++ 6
OOP in C++
C++ Primer Plus

Of course, they''re basically for reference... I have a number of game programming books on my amazon.com wishlist, but I haven''t gotten around to ordering any of them.

What can I say... I''m a cheap, poor college student... of the 5 non-web-based books, one I got at a library book sale for $0.25 and the other 4 I got on sale for $6.95 a piece.

Visual C++ Multimedia
Spells of Fury
Windows Game Programming for Dummies
Visual Basic Multimedia Programming
DirectDraw Programming
Black Art of Windows Game Programming
Teach Yourself DirectX 7 in 24 Hours
The Satanic Bible
Inside Direct3D
Cutting Edge Direct3D Programming
Inside DirectX
Using java-script
Netscape Web Publishing
Isometric Game Programming with DirectX 7
Graphics Gems
Dynamic HTML for Dummies
The Complete Reference C++ Third Edition
Windows IIS 5 Administration

Ben

Geez. I thought I had alot of books to read, but I can see I'm
not the only one that buys useless programming books.
Thanks Myoptic you must be a genius by now.
I'll have to run through your list a couple to get a full
exposure of books to consider getting.

Oh thanks a million too guys:
KalvinB, draqza, bishop_pass


Edited by - black marq on November 13, 2001 12:47:41 AM

lol.. it seems there is something wrong with the forum software. I was responding to the "Circumventing Windows XP" thread.

Sorry bout that.




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"I''m a decorated astronaut, I don''t make those kind of mistakes."
"Oh now wait a minute. Look I''ll show ya. I''ll enter the same calculations using what we like to call ''The Right Way''."

-Rem
Zirem Software

OpenGL Game Programming
Windows98 programming from the ground up
Mastering Linux (one very boring book)
Delphi 4: Developers Guide
C : The Complete Reference
Windows 95 A Developers Guide

I also got a book for borland C++ 3.2 or something using some crappy wrapper library that I don''t even have.

Learn C++ in 24 hours (Cheesy name, but I always reccomend it.)
Tips and Tricks of the GAme Programming Gurus
Windows Game programming for Dummies
Introduction to MFC Programming with Visual C++
Visual C++ Templates

I have a couple other books, but they suck ass.




-Forcas

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"Elvis is alive. He is Barney the purple dinosaur. He is the pied piper that leads our children into the wages of sin and eternal damnation."

Turbo C++ ( My first compiler )
Direct X Complete
Practical Visual C++ 6
Borland C++ for Dummies
Black Belt C++, The Masters Collection
Windows 98 Developers Handbook
Windows NT 3.1 Graphics Programming
Game Design, Secrets of the Sages
Black Art of Windows Game Programming
Master C++( Where I started )
Simple Program Design ( Excellant Book )
Maximizing Windows 3.1 ( Little dated )
Assembly Language Primer ( really Dated )

And others, where ever they may be.

Guy

Inside Directx 5
Zen of Graphics Programming(old but very cool)
Isometric Game Programming with DirectX 7
Multiplayer Game Programming
Code Complete

hmm thought I had more programming books guess not

I wont go into the certifications,networking, and network securtiy books I own.

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Original post by KalvinB
The Satanic Bible

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Hmm, do you get a source-code cd with that one?

Here's a few of the ones I got:

The Waite Group's C++ Primer Plus, third edition (Great book)
Tricks of the windows game programming gurus
Win32 Game Developers Guide with DirectX 3 (Ha, beat that )
Microsoft Code (cool book about the binary system, assembly and other stuff like that)

I got a bunch of other books too, but I can't remember the names right now (mostly C/C++, and a few, errr, VB-books. Ahh, don't hit me! I'm not using them anymore! I promise! ).

Edited by - Rudan on November 14, 2001 6:58:25 PM

"Hmm, do you get a source-code cd with that one?"

Just seeing if anyone was actually reading the posts. Philosophy and programming do go together rather well as they both require a large amount of logic, creativity and the ability to express concepts in ways you don''t normaly.

Ben

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Original post by KalvinB Just seeing if anyone was actually reading the posts. Philosophy and programming do go together rather well as they both require a large amount of logic, creativity and the ability to express concepts in ways you don''t normaly.

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Yeah, you''re right. I haven''t actually finished that book, I''ve only read parts of it.

OpenGL game Programming
Multiplayer Game Programming
Triks of the Windows....the Lamothe book
C++ Weekend Crash Course
C++ for Dummies 3rd edition
Sams Learn C++ in 24 hours
Java Certification
XML in a Nutshell
Core Java Volume 1
Sams Learn java-script 1.3 in 24 hours
Java in a Nutshell
Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell
OpenGL Programmer's Guide (Redbook, online)

If it were my decision, I'd only have one thing listed here:
Barnes and Noble



Edited by - masonium on November 15, 2001 10:19:37 PM

Why not..

OpenGL Game Programming
OpenGL Superbible
OpenGL Programming Guide (redbook)
Effective C++
Efficient C++
3D Graphics Programming : Games and Beyond
MFC Programming from the Ground Up
Interactive Computer Graphics
C++: The Complete Reference (only C++ book I need)
Ada 95
Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in Ada
Understanding Operating Systems
Algorithmics
Programming Perl
Inside DirectX
Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus
Database Systems
Game Programming Gems 1
Game Programming Gems 2
Game Architecture and Design
Programming Interviews Exposed
Code Complete
UML Distilled
Software Project Survival Guide
Software Project Management : A Unified Framework
Applied Software Architecture
A Discipline for Software Engineering
...and a bunch back home I can''t remember.

Kevin

Ok, this is my type of thread!

OpenGL Game Programming (Yea Kevin and Dave!)
Direct3D Game Programming
Learn Visual C++ 6.0 Now
Java 2D API Graphics
The Revolutionary Guide to Assembly Language
Mastering Algorithms in C
Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus
Effective C++
The C++ Programming Language
Macromedia Flash 5
OpenGL Super Bible
Foundation ActionScript
Graphic Java I: AWT
Java Server Programming
Graphic Java II: Swing
Real-Time Rendering
Game Programming Gems
Game Programming Gems II
The Java 3D API Specification
Design Patterns
Multitreaded Programming with Java Technology
Mathmatics for Computer Graphics Applications
Dynamic HTML
The Black Art of Java Game Programming
TCP/IP Clearly Explained
Java Unleashed
Artificial Intellegence: Structures and Stratigies for Complex Problem Solving
Sams Teach Yourself ANSI C++ in 21 Days Special Edition
Tricks of the Game Programming Gurus
Unix in Plain English
Using Microsoft Site Server
C++ From the Ground Up
Microsoft Internet Information Server
Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days
Teach yourself Perl 5 in 21 Days
Teach yourself SQL in 24 Hours

Coming in the mail from Amazon as we speak:
Graphic Gems I
Non-Photorealistic Rendering

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