Matt and Aaron talk about programming books and try to answer the question "do we need them?"

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Matt Swanson on Twitter // arrows.to

Aaron's shed
Aaron reading printed docs on the beach
SQL Window Functions
The Pragmatic Programmer
The Timeless Way of Building
Culture is Stuck
Use the Index, Luke!
MySQL for Developers course
Why do programmers use books as monitor stands?