computer-science
Pre-2022 Books
Key takeaways
- I noticed that I seem to, subconsciously, gravitate towards books published on or before 2022, and somewhat discount books published after, especially from authors I haven’t heard of.
- I like and use LLMs often for coding work, and I know that they can create great results.
- When I read a pre-2022 book, I know that each word was typed in manually, checked manually, edited manually, proofread manually.
I noticed that I seem to, subconsciously, gravitate towards books published on or before 2022, and somewhat discount books published after, especially from authors I haven’t heard of.
A part of me tells me I shouldn’t feel this. I like and use LLMs often for coding work, and I know that they can create great results. And after all, if the result is good, who cares about what tool was used to create it?
When I read a pre-2022 book, I know that each word was typed in manually, checked manually, edited manually, proofread manually. That, somehow, has an effect on me, and leads me to give greater weight to the book and what’s said in it.
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