Complexity: A Guided Tour
by
Melanie Mitchell
Description: Complexity: A Guided Tour provides an overview of complex systems, examining how simple components interact to produce collective behaviors in nature, such as ant colonies and neural networks. The book covers key concepts and examples from various scientific fields
ISBN: 0195124413
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But to answer the question: I started out with a goal of integrating Apache Shindig[1] into Quoddy[2] to enable OpenSocial[3] support. A very basic version of that is up and working, so now I'm working on refining the account / profile "stuff" in Quoddy and factoring out some common code for use in another project[4].
I'm also trying to get in a fair bit of reading. I had started Googled[5] before the break, and I finished that earlier today. I'd also started Simply Complexity[6], which I finished sometime in the last 24 hours or so (time is starting to become a fuzzy concept to me here). Then I read The Facebook Effect[7] which I just finished up a few minutes ago, and now I'm starting to re-read Bill Gates' Business @ The Speed of Thought[8]. Once I finish that, I'm hoping to find time to squeeze in The Art of Enterprise Information Architecture[9] and - if things go smashingly well - Complexity - A Guided Tour[10].
1: http://shindig.apache.org
2: https://github.com/fogbeam/Quoddy
3: http://www.opensocial.org
4: https://github.com/fogbeam/Neddick
5: http://www.amazon.com/Googled-End-World-As-Know/dp/014311804...
6: http://www.amazon.com/Simply-Complexity-Clear-Guide-Theory/d...
7: http://www.amazon.com/Facebook-Effect-Inside-Company-Connect...
8: http://www.amazon.com/Business-Speed-Thought-Succeeding-Digi...
9: http://www.amazon.com/Art-Enterprise-Information-Architectur...
10: http://www.amazon.com/Complexity-Guided-Tour-Melanie-Mitchel...