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Fundamentals don't change. Sure there's a new frontend framework every week but they're all just generating html.
+1. What are the fundamentals of CS? Algorithms?
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Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)
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#182Earlier quoted context omitted.
+1. What are the fundamentals of CS? Algorithms?
and data structures. Theres a book called Algorithms + Datastructures = programs which i've heard good things about. I've also heard good things about 7 programming languages in 7 weeks, as well as crafting interpreters. The latter 2 I intend to pick up this year
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#183This essay holds a special place in my heart, since I first read it as a teenager when I was just starting to learn to code. Re-reading it now, I was surprised to see references to Malcom Gladwell, since I didn’t remember Outliers becoming a thing until much later. Then when I saw the reference to Ratatouille, I realized the article had been updated since its posting in 1998. The original is still available on archiv…
before "outliers" there was "the tipping point" and "blink"
Re: Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)
#184I am quite impressed that the ancient Amazon.com link [0] on the page (with quite a few non-trivial query params) still returns relevant results today. A good case of Cool URIs don't change [1].
[0] http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_adv_b/?search-alias=s...
Re: Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)
#185I bought a copy of "Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours" at a CompUSA in 1999. The guy at the checkout looked at it, laughed, and told me about this article. When I was 16 I was looking at programming books at Borders and a guy handed me a copy of "The C Programming Language"; changed my life. So much of my career has been shaped by running into developers or just people interested in programming out in the world. Th…
>> I bought a copy of "Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours" at a CompUSA
Some of those books were laughably bad. But thing I miss from back then, was the feeling that the book was going to be the key to getting you started writing whatever crazy idea you had for a program in your head.
I think the last time I had that feeling was walking out of Microcenter with a new MacBook and an iPod Touch, ready to make the next Angry Birds...
Re: Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)
#186I bought a copy of "Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours" at a CompUSA in 1999. The guy at the checkout looked at it, laughed, and told me about this article. When I was 16 I was looking at programming books at Borders and a guy handed me a copy of "The C Programming Language"; changed my life. So much of my career has been shaped by running into developers or just people interested in programming out in the world. Th…
Boy I had the same book that I borrowed from a friend. I was truly in love with that book and went over it a few times. My friend ended up giving it to me as a present, something that truly shaped who I am now.
Re: Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)
#187I bought a copy of "Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours" at a CompUSA in 1999. The guy at the checkout looked at it, laughed, and told me about this article. When I was 16 I was looking at programming books at Borders and a guy handed me a copy of "The C Programming Language"; changed my life. So much of my career has been shaped by running into developers or just people interested in programming out in the world. Th…
I used to love standing at borders looking at all the computer books. I still have my copies of Ivor Hortons beginning C and beginning c++. I never see that guy getting love in the programming author world, but that was my guy when I was a teen.
Re: Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)
#188I bought a copy of "Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours" at a CompUSA in 1999. The guy at the checkout looked at it, laughed, and told me about this article. When I was 16 I was looking at programming books at Borders and a guy handed me a copy of "The C Programming Language"; changed my life. So much of my career has been shaped by running into developers or just people interested in programming out in the world. Th…
>> I bought a copy of "Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours" at a CompUSA Some of those books were laughably bad. But thing I miss from back then, was the feeling that the book was going to be the key to getting you started writing whatever crazy idea you had for a program in your head. I think the last time I had that feeling was walking out of Microcenter with a new MacBook and an iPod Touch, ready to make the next…
I actually didn't think that the Sams books were so bad, albeit a bit misleading if you think you're really gonna grok C or C++ in 24 hours.
I learned C first in high school because I found a pirated copy of "Learn C in 24 Hours" online, and I actually felt that they did a reasonably good job getting me started, though if I recall correctly some of their examples with pointers and memory management were actually incorrect. Still, it was enough to make programming interesting to me, and when I dropped out of college the first time I was able to salvage a somewhat decent career because of that interest.
Re: Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)
#189Earlier quoted context omitted.
Fundamentals don't change. Sure there's a new frontend framework every week but they're all just generating html.
+1. What are the fundamentals of CS? Algorithms?
If software engineering whiteboard interviews are anything to go by, strictly hash tables. Hash tables are the only thing that matter, unless of course the interview process is broken...
Re: Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)
#190I bought a copy of "Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours" at a CompUSA in 1999. The guy at the checkout looked at it, laughed, and told me about this article. When I was 16 I was looking at programming books at Borders and a guy handed me a copy of "The C Programming Language"; changed my life. So much of my career has been shaped by running into developers or just people interested in programming out in the world. Th…
I used to love standing at borders looking at all the computer books. I still have my copies of Ivor Hortons beginning C and beginning c++. I never see that guy getting love in the programming author world, but that was my guy when I was a teen.
I still love going to the bookshop and looking at the programming books! (I'm in my 40s)