There is a technical book — a book with cute illustrations and diagrams of cartoon animals — that allowed me to ace a notoriously-difficult class of computer science core curriculum.

So you want to know how to study technical books (like computer programming books), quickly and efficiently, so that you actually learn something. It seems simple, but it really isn’t.

I was talking to an old high-school friend, when he said something I could never forget:

Everyone knows HTML.

I’ve been a front-end web developer for several years, and if you’re thinking about entering the vast career of front-end development, you might be wondering… Are front-end developers happy? Do they find fulfillment? Joy? Meaning?

I have an answer, but are your ready to hear it?

In this post, I cover programming books of all kinds, including books on programming languages, books on best practices, and a fun computer science book, too. So relax in your favorite spot, brew a hot beverage, take a long, mindful sip, and let’s talk about books for programmers.

Learning more technical skills is an obvious resolution for software engineers. But what if you don’t need that, but a career refresh instead? There is a book for that, and it is specifically for programmers, hallelujah!

The challenge for front-end developers is often overcoming the plateau or knowing what to do next in 2020. It was with this mindset that I stumbled across the Front-end Developer Handbook 2019.