Modern Compiler Implementation in ML by Andrew Appel
I second this. Build a compiler from scratch. Main annoyance is that it uses SML - most readers are likely to want to use OCaml, and it's a bit fiddly translating between the two.
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#22Code by Charles Petzold takes this approach to explaining how a computer works. By the end he has a working system with CPU, RAM, inputs, and outputs.
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#23A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation
https://www.amazon.com/Retargetable-Compiler-Design-Implemen...
A most excellent grimoire.
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#24https://github.com/thewhitetulip/web-dev-golang-anti-textboo... You can learn how to build a todo list manager in Go. This book is about building a webapp from scratch without using a framework.
Using a UI or ncurses?
The book is about building web apps with just Go and no frameworks on top of it.
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#25Eloquent Javascript - http://eloquentjavascript.net/
You build 5 projects through the book - a programming language, paint program, a dom game and a skill sharing website using node js.
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#26Automate the boring stuff - Al Sweigart.
This book teaches you python through a series of example projects. You can get it online or order a physical copy and help support the author here:
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#27http://www.nand2tetris.org/
This looks awesome. Might be a fun way to help my kids learn CS once they're old enough.
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#28Discover Meteor is like this, involves building a reddit clone type thing called Microscope(a reduced version of an actual product Telescope).
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#29Anything by Manning that ends with "In Action". I volunteer to be a technical reviewer if there is a new technology I want to learn (and get a free physical book!)
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#30I dunno why, but I was kind of hoping there would be non-CS answers for this too, like how to woodwork, or like tying flies.