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Dave Thomas, Andy Hunt: The Pragmatic Programmer, 20th Anniversary Edition (Hardcover, 2019, The Pragmatic Programmer, LLC) 5 stars

For twenty years, the lessons from The Pragmatic Programmer have helped a generation of programmers โ€ฆ

I've read this book before, but I don't remember it being this... obvious? Maybe I internalized it. It's advice seems like common sense; keep learning, communicated, etc.

Louis L'Amour: Ride the River (Paperback, 1983, Bantam) 4 stars

In Ride the River, Louis L'Amour spins the tale of a young woman who has โ€ฆ

Western with a female protagonist

4 stars

This is the first of L'Amour's novels with a female protagonist that I've read, and though it was a nice change of perspective, he's not very good at it.

Still it was an exciting adventure, and occasionally funny when some big strong cowboy got put in his place by a teenage girl.

This is one of my Granny's old books; I imagine she probably liked Echo Sackett's headstrong and humble attitude.

Louis L'Amour: Dutchman's Flat (AudiobookFormat, DH Audio) No rating

A collection of short frontier stories personally selected and introduced by the author.From the Paperback โ€ฆ

The second story "Keep Travelin' Ride" was pretty typical L'Amour, but in double time. The protagonist got himself in a really complicated mess, and then it all got resolved just as quick. I wish he would let a main character struggle a little longer, make the payoff more satisfying.

It was unusual in that there were legal issues, and the Texas rangers had to step in to help.

Louis L'Amour: Dutchman's Flat (AudiobookFormat, DH Audio) No rating

A collection of short frontier stories personally selected and introduced by the author.From the Paperback โ€ฆ

I've often complained that L'Amour's characters are never conflicted or doubtful. So, the titular story in this book of short stories was refreshing.

The protagonists are tracking a man who shot their friend, and over the course of their hunt they come to doubt whether their cause is just.