Which frequently recommended CS/Math books do you absolutely hate?
We have many threads on HN about best books to read in CS or Math. In such threads there are always some popular mentions.
Which such book(s) that are often recommended in online threads that you absolutely hate? Why is your distaste for those books genuine?
👤 meitham Accepted Answer ✓
There was a large wave of converts to python in the beginning of last decade. Many of them wrote python in a weird way and when questioned their answer was Design Patterns by Go4. Their faith in literally following that book felt like a Taliban. Yes I hated that book because it was ruining a beautiful language.
I see less of these converts now or perhaps the book lost popularity!