[ILUG-BOM] Seek advice to quit Windows
Philip Tellis
philip.tellis@[EMAIL-PROTECTED]
Sat Jan 20 10:31:30 IST 2007
I don't agree on any of the programming book recommendations. All books
on programming languages are filled with the author's own biases and in
some cases, lack of proper research. K&R may be good for C, but it's
not something you should start with.
I'd recommend that people start learning a language without the aid of a
book, but by reading other people's code and using grep and the man page
for any function that they don't understand. Start by reading simple
programs, and modifying them to suit your own needs.
Once you've gotten some distance into the language, that's when you can
pick up books. My favourites would be the "Practice of Programming" and
the "Elements of Programming Style". Neither are language specific, and
both are excellent regardless of the language you're using.
"Programming Pearls" and "More Programming Pearls" by Jon Bentley are
also great, are again language independent, and have stood the test of
time.
When you've moved sufficiently high up the ladder, and your brain is in
high absorbant mode, pick up the "Art of Computer Programming".
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