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Art of Computer Programming is cheaper than good concert tickets. About half the price of the cheapest iPad. Less than a cattle class round trip flight to Las
by brudgers 4y ago
Art of Computer Programming is cheaper than good concert tickets.
About half the price of the cheapest iPad.
Less than a cattle class round trip flight to Las Vegas.
But it will give you a lifetime of intellectual engagement, if that matters to you and there’s nothing wrong with you if doesn’t.
My recommendation is it is a great way to practice at reading things you don’t understand and learning something from the experience.
But if being ignorant and afraid of its content feels like a badge of honor, ok by me. I ain’t your mom.
Good luck.
- xupybd 4y agoWow you really took a good swipe. I'm not sure what triggered that. It's the time cost I'm worried about. There is significant opportunity cost in reading a big text book. Especially with a young family on top.
- brudgers 4y agoI am disinclined to give you another excuse not to engage with the foundational text of computer science. It's not as if there's a midterm in three weeks and a final grade at the end of the semester. You have the rest of your life to take stabs at it. Or to fear it. Reading it has tradeoffs. So does not reading it. So does asking for opinions about reading it. As does expressing an opinion. Do you want to be the kind of parent who engages in lifelong learning?