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While it isn't directly related to the topic of the thread, is the Imposter's Handbook a suitable purchase for someone who didn't major in CS in college to "cat

• hnruss 7y ago
  I went back to college after having worked as a developer for a few years, which helped me focus on what mattered. That book looks like a good overview of many important CS topics. I recommend the following topics (in roughly this order): - Data structures - Sorting algorithms - Search algorithms - Algorithmic complexity analysis (Big O) - Important - Databases And these topics that aren't in the book: - Set theory - Networking - Security - Encryption (learn what to do and what not to do) My take on the rest of the book: - The history of computing is interesting but not necessary to learn (plus there's a lot more than what's in that book) - Software design patterns and principles are nice to know, but they're only useful when you're in a position to design the software (not likely for an entry-level job) - Study functional programming before trying to learn lambda calculus, unless you like abstract math (guessing you don't) - Learning how compilers work is not necessary unless you're working on a compiler or writing much low-level code (sounds like you're not) - Testing is good to know, but it's not really that hard to figure out how to do - Unix basics can be useful, depends on your situation