Poison Island vs The New Hacker's Dictionary: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Information Technology, Data Processing

Cover of Poison Island

Poison Island Arthur Quiller-Couch · 1907 ★★★★☆ 3.9 248 pages · ≈ 4 h 36 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The New Hacker's Dictionary

The New Hacker's Dictionary Eric S. Raymond · 1991 508 pages · ≈ 9 h 24 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Poison Island is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 9 for The New Hacker's Dictionary.
The New Hacker's Dictionary is the easier read (Moderate), Poison Island more demanding (Challenging).

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