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  • Greg Kroah-Hartman has recommended or discussed 2 books on podcasts, as of March 19, 2025.
  • Greg Kroah-Hartman has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of March 19, 2025.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of March 19, 2025.
  • The 2 books Greg Kroah-Hartman has mentioned in the most episodes, as of March 19, 2025: Code Complete and Programming Pearls.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Greg Kroah-Hartman aired on March 19, 2025.

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Guest on The Pragmatic Engineer · 2 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Greg Kroah-Hartman appeared on The Pragmatic Engineer to discuss how Linux is built and shared recommendations for foundational programming books. He recommended Code Complete by Steve McConnell, explaining that the book taught him why consistent coding style matters because human brains work on patterns and programmers constantly read patterns to understand code logic. Additionally, Kroah-Hartman recommended Programming Pearls by Jon Bentley as a fun and concise read that covers bit fiddling, cute little algorithms, and neat programming techniques that he noted remain surprisingly relevant and useful in modern software development work today.

Books recommended by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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  1. Code Complete

    Steve McConnell · Recommended · 1 episode

    Code Complete by Steve McConnell is a comprehensive software construction guide that covers software engineering best practices, debugging, detailed design, and coding style.

    Recommended
    “The old code complete book was a really good one. That was a really good one. It taught me that um coding style matters. It doesn't matter what the coding style is. It's just a a spe a generic a set coding style matters because our brains work on patterns and as programmers we're reading patterns and when the patterns”
    The Pragmatic Engineer How Linux is built with Greg Kroah-Hartman 2025-03-19 Listen at 1:17:31
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Programming Pearls

    Jon Bentley · Recommended · 1 episode

    Programming Pearls by Jon Bentley is a classic computer science text that uses practical problems and elegant code solutions to illustrate fundamental programming concepts.

    Recommended
    “On the flip side, another really fun one, um, that's really tiny, programming pearls and like bit fiddling and, um, cute little algorithms and neat stuff like that, which surprisingly we still do today.”
    The Pragmatic Engineer How Linux is built with Greg Kroah-Hartman 2025-03-19 Listen at 1:18:06
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
How Linux is built with Greg Kroah-HartmanThe Pragmatic Engineer2025-03-192