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(I'm only familiar with the 1st and 2nd editions of this book, and of the two, I greatly prefer the 1st. The 2nd has a lot more information (and of course is somewhat more up-to-date), but that only seems to hide the more significant information. More complete is not always better.)
What's everyone's recommended readings? I'm halfway through thinking forth at the moment and want to keep the ball rolling!
Speaking of Koenig, I also like his C Traps and Pitfalls (1989).
Sedgewick's Algorithms is excellent. My copy is 30 years old, but I know there are newer editions. I believe it's multi-volume now.
I liked two by Richard Stevens: Unix Network Programming and Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment.
And I like Bentley's Programming Pearls.
These are all old, but I'm old. :-)
Addenda: I've really liked everything I've read by Brian Kernighan. K&R is my favorite programming book bar none.
Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences by Bevington and Robinson. Very approachable introduction.
div grad curl and all that by Schey. Read it before taking Fields, instead of after like I did.
What's everyone's recommended readings? I'm halfway through thinking forth at the moment and want to keep the ball rolling!
What's everyone's recommended readings? I'm halfway through thinking forth at the moment and want to keep the ball rolling! Not so much hardcore technology stuff, but here's a reading list I put together a while back, aimed at IT executives, CIOs, etc. http://fogbeam.blogspot.com/2013/05/10-essential-reads-for-c... http://fogbeam.blogspot.com/2013/05/essential-reading-for-it... Not on that list (I had not read it at…