Paul Graham (born 13 November 1964) is an English-born American computer scientist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and essayist. He is best known for...
Paul Graham (born 13 November 1964) is an English-born American computer scientist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and essayist. He is best known for his work on Lisp, his former startup Viaweb (later renamed "Yahoo! Store"), co-founding the influential startup accelerator and seed capital firm Y Combinator, his blog, and Hacker News. He is the author of several programming books, such as: On Lisp (1993), ANSI Common Lisp (1995), and Hackers & Painters (2004). Technology journalist Steven Levy has described Graham as a "hacker philosopher".
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- Apr 14, 2021
Every would-be startup founder should read this thread. https://t.co/tuOuLq8Qq1 -
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- Apr 4, 2021
@sashachapin That's actually pretty good. As I read it I was thinking "I wonder if he'll mention knitting sentences together" and it was the first thing you mentioned. The only thing you got wrong was the reason for the "they are." That wasn't random; that was knitting too. -
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- Mar 27, 2021
It's fascinating to read this guy because he's both very smart and has very little filter. You never know what he's going to say next. It's the parkour of writing.https://t.co/eqHjFNIBHb -
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- Mar 4, 2021
Since it's World Book Day, here are some of the best books I've read recently:I Want to be a Mathematician, by Paul HalmosBarbarian Days, by William FinneganFrom Galileo to Newton, by Rupert HallThe British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective, by Robert Allen -
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- Mar 4, 2021
Since it's World Book Day, here are some of the best books I've read recently:I Want to be a Mathematician, by Paul HalmosBarbarian Days, by William FinneganFrom Galileo to Newton, by Rupert HallThe British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective, by Robert Allen -
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- Feb 28, 2021
I haven't read all the analyses of the famous NYT article on Scott Alexander, but this is likely to be the best. It's written with calm wisdom and a deep knowledge of both sides.https://t.co/6bKqbEJ2q1 -
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- Feb 23, 2021
A great thread about how Codecademy survived its early mistakes. If you are a recent graduate of an elite university, these are the mistakes you're going to make. https://t.co/hHLWxUpidr -
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- Oct 28, 2020
@shombuddho I bought Halmos's book on your recommendation, and it's fabulous, probably the best book I've read this year. Do you have any other recommendations? -
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- Oct 18, 2020
From its title and the fact that it's part of series, Rupert Hall's _From Galileo to Newton_ sounds like it would be a boring survey, but actually it's one of the best books I've read on the history of science.https://t.co/PxsKnxzRlB -
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- Oct 12, 2020
@MarkKatakowski Yes, that was a good book. I still leave the bathroom light on to deter burglars, as he recommended. -
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- Oct 11, 2020
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