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Ask HN: Things that blew your mind as a programmer and/or computer scientist?
Things can include anything. It may be a new programming language, a book, a course, a new tool or utility, new theory or algorithm. Just anything that blew your mind in a positive transformative way.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y agoTricks of the Game Programming Gurus by Andre LaMothe[0] blew my mind as a young kid who liked video and computer games. It took all this amazing stuff I was seeing and from more-or-less first principles[1] showed me how it all came together from applying a little logic and math. I still have a copy to this day, missing both front and rear cover and with with significant wear throughout. Unfortunately I don't appear to have the disc that came with it[2]. [0] https://archive.org/details/tricksofgameprog0000unse https://archive.org/details/tricksofgameprog0000unse [1] Chapter 2 is called "Assembly Language Basics". [2] https://archive.org/details/Tricks_of_the_Game_Programming_Gurus_SAMS_Publishing_1994 https://archive.org/details/Tricks_of_the_Game_Programming_G...
- wsgeorge 4y agoAbstractions as a concept. Can't unsee them now, 14 years on.
- noob_eng 4y agoStructure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. That ONE book was enough to get me programming more and more. And also building tiny projects on my own interest.