#book3 linkedlist

I always enjoy reading the tidbits, footnotes and references of the process of making a book. So here’s a list of things that sparked my interest and curiosity while writing Hello Ruby: Expedition to the Internet. In no particular order.

Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson. I pondered a lot about metaphors of Internet and wanted to use snow somehow. Living in the North days during winter are short - you’ll see how the light fades from one spread to another. Internet is what we build of it - for other metaphors this was a treasure trove. Pair with Kottke post on Internet as a Time Capsule.

Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet by Andrew Blum. A fascinating book on the physical/hardware side of Internet. If in a rush, his TED talk is also great. Pair with Networks of New York by Ingrid Berrington - there is a small exercise inspired by her in the book. 

Where Wizards Stay Up Late by Katie Hafner. The Internet’s first words! And what did Internet look like in 1973? And here’s the Berners-Lee original proposal for WWW (so.. high-level!). I chuckled also reading this proposal from Marc Andresseen on including <img> tag on the web.  

Talking about data, algorithms and ads was something I wanted to include early on. This video of how ads work (for kids) is great and ProPublica’s work is always an inspiration. My Shadow inspired me a lot when thinking of exercises for chapter 4 and Malware museum with virus activities.