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No doubt, it wasn't intended as a negative. But for the independent student, stating what may seem obvious can be critically necessary. Compared to both O'Reill
by niels_olson 15y ago
No doubt, it wasn't intended as a negative. But for the independent student, stating what may seem obvious can be critically necessary. Compared to both O'Reilly titles and plenty of assigned course readings, that wasn't entirely clear to me until I had a few problem sets done. For example, Norvig's review makes it sound like it can be read lightly. Maybe only if your name is Norvig. I don't know.
- lostmypw 15y agoMaybe the CTM book might be something for you as well. See my other comment[1] to learn more about it. Norvig says[2] the following about it: Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming (Van Roy & Haridi) is seen by some as the modern-day successor to Abelson & Sussman. It is a tour through the big ideas of programming, covering a wider range than Abelson & Sussman while being perhaps easier to read and follow. It uses a language, Oz, that is not widely known but serves as a basis for learning other languages. [1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2848027 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2848027 [2] http://norvig.com/21-days.html http://norvig.com/21-days.html