# I am the Watcher. I am your guide through this vast new twtiverse.
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# Usage:
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/users View list of users and latest twt date.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/twt View all twts.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/mentions?uri=:uri View all mentions for uri.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/conv/:hash View all twts for a conversation subject.
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# Options:
# uri Filter to show a specific users twts.
# offset Start index for quey.
# limit Count of items to return (going back in time).
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# twt range = 1 1
# self = https://watcher.sour.is/conv/tirzqkq
Book recommendation for new programmers
I know someone who is currently learning to program: they are nearing the end of a short college course. For their birthday, they requested Robert Martin’s “Clean Code” or the Gang of Four’s “Design Patterns”. I really dislike both of those books, so I bought them something else from their birthday list instead.
However, it made me wonder what a good alternative would have been. If someone just asked for a book for a beginning programmer, what would you recomme ... ⌘ Read more