The book this episode covers
Just for Fun
Linus Torvalds and David Diamond · Reading rank 170 · in 2 other episodes
David says the listener-recommended book is really interesting and really easy to read.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Books David recommends along the way
Operating Systems
Andrew S. Tanenbaum · Reading rank 434
David reads Linus's account of the book that shaped him most as a young programmer — Andrew Tanenbaum's Operating Systems: Design and Implementation — crediting it with sparking his shift toward building his own OS.
Founder theme
Also mentioned
Masters of Doom
David Kushner · Reading rank 117 · in 4 other episodes
David uses the book’s account of Doom’s shareware release to illustrate a software distribution and monetization model.
Founder theme · Cross-episode reference
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