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When comparing Zen and the Art of MotorCycle Maintenance vs Gödel Escher Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, the Slant community recommends Gödel Escher Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid for most people. In the question“What are the books outside the technology field that every developer should read?” Gödel Escher Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid is ranked 2nd while Zen and the Art of MotorCycle Maintenance is ranked 4th.
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Pro Because he has a wonderful riff on 'gumption'
How do we know how much to tighten a nut ... and then stop? Lovely stuff on fixing things...
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Con The author prefers belief systems over statistics
The author often argues over scientifically proven things by trying to reverse them or showing disbelief in the statistics. This article here is a great example.