I got my start with o Computation: Finite and Infinite Machines --- Minsky o The Art Of Computer Programming --- Knuth o Structure and Interpretation of Comp

I got my start with o Computation: Finite and Infinite Machines --- Minsky o The Art Of Computer Programming --- Knuth o Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs --- Abelson and Sussman In that order. Everything else is syntactic sugar. <g>