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March 29, 2003

Peter Norvig's Reviews

It's really great when someone like Peter Norvig takes the time to outline a CS reading list on Amazon. His reviews are informative, because he highlights why the book is good _and_ what the reader will learn from it. Of the books on the list I have read, I found his observations quite accurate. I knew about Lisp in Small Pieces already, but I bought it on his recommendation, which is turning out to be a great decision.

One book he left out was his own, Paradigms in Artificial Intelligence Programming, which I'll probably be picking up soon. I really enjoyed Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years, so hopefully the book will help me on my way.

I was looking through my search queries the today, and I realized that at least half the people must be disappointed. I can only imagine what I'll be thinking as I read this five years from now. But you know, having documentation of your thoughts must be invaluable as your memories fade.

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