This was a great book in the Heresy series. I especially liked it because it was the first one which covered a story, here the Dark Angels and The Lion, from before the Imperium rediscovered them.
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Computer nerd getting back into the habit of curling up with a good book he so fondly remembers from ages past.
My interests range relatively widely, from history (both, books about history and history novels) over military SciFi to Fantasy to all kinds of technical books.
I prefer long-running series or large universes with dozens of books when it comes to my fiction reading.
My all-time favourites: - David Weber's Honorverse. Far and away the best military SciFi out there - Rebecca Gable's Waringham series
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Michael started reading Legion (The Horus Heresy, #7) by Dan Abnett
Michael reviewed Descent of Angels by Mitchel Scanlon (The Horus Heresy, #6)
The planet of Caliban exists much as it has for thousands of years – the …
Great book, covering some earlier history
3 stars
Michael finished reading Descent of Angels by Mitchel Scanlon (The Horus Heresy, #6)
Descent of Angels by Mitchel Scanlon (The Horus Heresy, #6)
The planet of Caliban exists much as it has for thousands of years – the knightly orders protect the common …
Michael finished reading Schicksalsstunden einer Demokratie by Volker Ullrich
Schicksalsstunden einer Demokratie by Volker Ullrich
Demokratien sind fragil. Freiheiten, die fest errungen scheinen, können verspielt werden. Wenige historische Ereignisse verdeutlichen dies so eindringlich wie das …
Michael wants to read Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky
First, Denland’s revolutionaries assassinated their king, launching a wave of bloodshed after generations of peace. Next they clashed with Lascanne, …
Michael wants to read Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Shadows of the Apt, #1)
Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Shadows of the Apt, #1)
In the Lowlands, the city states have lived in peace for decades – hailed as bastions of civilization. Yet that …
Michael wants to read The tiger and the wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Echoes of the Fall, #1)
The tiger and the wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Echoes of the Fall, #1)
In the bleak northern crown of the world, war is coming Maniye's father is the Wolf clan's chieftain, but she's …
Michael started reading Let's Go Further by Alex Edwards
Let's Go Further by Alex Edwards
Let’s Go Further guides you through the start-to-finish build of a modern JSON API in Go – from project setup …
Michael wants to read Let's Go Further by Alex Edwards
Let's Go Further by Alex Edwards
Let’s Go Further guides you through the start-to-finish build of a modern JSON API in Go – from project setup …
Michael reviewed Let's Go by Alex Edwards
Let’s Go teaches you step-by-step how to create fast, secure and maintainable web applications using …
A great second Golang book
5 stars
This book makes for an excellent second Golang book. I read "Learning Go" as an introduction to Go, but my main goal was to use Go for my web programming needs. So for my second book, I looked around for something with a light web dev introduction with Go. And I found "Let's Go". It covers all of the basics for delivering static HTML. While it covers a lot, from templating to databases and user management, the one major omission is any use of Javascript. But that's fine with me, to be honest. Everything else is covered really well, building a small web app for pasting text snippets.
I especially enjoyed the fact that Alex Edwards chose to not go with one of the big Golang web frameworks. He's instead using mostly the Golang standard library. But he also doesn't shy away from using libraries for targeted tasks, like …
This book makes for an excellent second Golang book. I read "Learning Go" as an introduction to Go, but my main goal was to use Go for my web programming needs. So for my second book, I looked around for something with a light web dev introduction with Go. And I found "Let's Go". It covers all of the basics for delivering static HTML. While it covers a lot, from templating to databases and user management, the one major omission is any use of Javascript. But that's fine with me, to be honest. Everything else is covered really well, building a small web app for pasting text snippets.
I especially enjoyed the fact that Alex Edwards chose to not go with one of the big Golang web frameworks. He's instead using mostly the Golang standard library. But he also doesn't shy away from using libraries for targeted tasks, like HTML form parsing or session management. Another great thing was that it also showed the practical applications of all the syntax and approaches presented in "Learning Go" in a "real" project.
Overall a great book, and well worth the price.
Michael finished reading Let's Go by Alex Edwards
Let's Go by Alex Edwards
Let’s Go teaches you step-by-step how to create fast, secure and maintainable web applications using the fantastic programming language Go.
…Michael wants to read Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #1)
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #1)
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest.
Once, she …
Michael wants to read Hexarchate Stories by Yoon Ha Lee (Machineries of Empire, #4)
Hexarchate Stories by Yoon Ha Lee (Machineries of Empire, #4)
The essential short story collection set in the universe of Ninefox Gambit.
An ex-Kel art thief has to save …
Michael wants to read Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee (Machineries of Empire, #3)
Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee (Machineries of Empire, #3)
The stunning conclusion to the mind-bending series
Shuos Jedao is awake... ...and nothing is as he remembers. He's a …