# Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning by Christopher Bishop

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning by Christopher Bishop and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a useful and informative book on pattern recognition and machine learning, good enough to keep on a bookshelf.

## Why people recommend it

- Useful and informative (1 comments): "I still find his pattern recognition book useful and informative." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48441549))
- Worth keeping on a bookshelf (1 comments): "enough to earn it a spot on my bookshelf" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48441652))

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- [Probabilistic Machine Learning by Kevin Murphy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/probabilistic-machine-learning.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0387310738?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780387310732) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning by Christopher Bishop", https://hackerapproved.com/p/pattern-recognition-and-machine-learning/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).