John Carmack is a legendary programmer who co-founded id Software and created groundbreaking games like Doom (1993) and Quake (1996), which revolutionized 3D graphics in gaming. His technical innovations in real-time rendering and game engine design influenced an entire industry. He later became CTO of Oculus VR, focusing on virtual reality technology.
7 Books Recommended by John Carmack
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Atlas Shrugged
23 people recommendedrecommended 3xIf you can't see its archetypes in the world around you, you aren't paying attention.
If you can't see its archetypes in the world around you, you aren't paying attention.
If you can't see its archetypes in the world around you, you aren't paying attention.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, Peter Thiel, Steve Jobs, Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Ray Dalio, Travis Kalanick, Amelia Boone, Bob Metcalfe, Austen Allred, Blake Scholl, Patrick Bet David, Fred Wilson, Gabby Reece, Joe De Sena, Paul Krugman, Peter Diamandis, Phil Jackson, Rand Paul, Russell Brunson, Shah Rukh Khan
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
6 people recommendedJohn Carmack mentioned this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Christopher Sommer, Paul Graham, Ryan Shea
A really formative book for me as a teenager.
A really formative book for me as a teenager.
A really formative book for me as a teenager.
Also recommended by: Ev Williams, Austen Allred, Donald Knuth, Zooko Wilcox
A bit uncomfortable as an example of how a mass production strategy can overwhelm a generally technically superior adversary.
Also recommended by: Patrick Collison
The Book of CP-System
I learned from [this book] that the arcade system had rarely used, dedicated hardware to render star fields.
