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MIT EECS freshmen aren't exactly beginners. It's not the right book for 19-year-olds who want to learn programming. It's the book for 19-year-olds who have bee
by tdsamardzhiev 8y ago
MIT EECS freshmen aren't exactly beginners.
It's not the right book for 19-year-olds who want to learn programming. It's the book for 19-year-olds who have been programming since primary school. A complete beginner will struggle terribly, and s/he'd still miss most of what the book is really trying to teach.
Lately, MIT has been investing heavily into obtaining a more cosmopolitan image, so ditching a course aims to scratch the itch of hardcore nerds -- while disappointing -- wasn't unexpected, I guess.