Links

Research

You and Your Research (html) by Richard Hamming
Systems Software Research is Irrelevant (pdf) by Rob Pike
Hackers and Painters (html) by Paul Graham
How to Have a Bad Career In Research/Academia (ppt) by David Patterson
Some Modest Advice for Graduate Students (html) by Stephen C. Stearns
The PhD Experience (html) by Mihir Bellare
Advice to Systems Researchers (html) by Mike Dahlin
Advice on Research and Writing (html) compiled by Mark Leone
A Few Essays about Computer Science (html) by Douglas Comer
How to Read a Paper (pdf) by S. Keshav

Writing Papers

The Science of Scientific Writing (pdf) by George D. Gopen and Judith A. Swan
The Elements of Style (html) by William Strunk, Jr.
An Evaluation of the Ninth SOSP Submissions, or, How (and How Not) to Write a Good Systems Paper (html) by Roy Levin and David D. Redell
Paper Writing and Presentations Page (html) by Armando Fox
How To Get Your Paper Accepted at OOPSLA (html)
Evaluating Systems Papers (html) by Werner Vogels
Conference Reviewing (html) by Steve Vinoski
How To Increase the Chances Your Paper is Accepted at SIGCOMM (html) by Craig Partridge
Writing reviews for systems conferences (pdf) by Timothy Roscoe