This was used at Waterloo in CS 135 back when I took it (maybe it still is the text?). An introduction to programming that really is an introduction to programm

This was used at Waterloo in CS 135 back when I took it (maybe it still is the text?). An introduction to programming that really is an introduction to programming. On an unrelated note, this suddenly reminds me of "Assembly Language Step By Step" (http://www.duntemann.com/assembly.html http://www.duntemann.com/assembly.html). Another introductory book I thought was absolutely wonderful back when I read it, but goes about things entirely the opposite way from this book - teaching programming (from scratch!) at the lowest possible level. Maybe the desire to memorize the names and functions of the x86 instruction set isn't so different from an obsession with pokemon or whatever the latest childrens fad is. Both approaches appeal to me, but maybe that isn't true for people in general.