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> ESL is a fantastic reference but I wouldn't recommend it as a textbook, it's just too terse. I dunno, it's really well written (at least chapters 1-9 are, be
by disgruntledphd2 5y ago
> ESL is a fantastic reference but I wouldn't recommend it as a textbook, it's just too terse.
I dunno, it's really well written (at least chapters 1-9 are, because they were re-written) and the graphs are to die for.
It definitely has a bunch of theorems and proofs that may not be necessary, but the overall flow isn't lost by skipping the ones above your mathematical maturity level.
To be fair though, I also love TAOCP, and have worked through 1.5 chapters at this point.