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I used to dumpster dive for old compsci books at the end of semesters. It's how I learned java, c, perl, vim, and SQL.
by nosioptar 2y ago
I used to dumpster dive for old compsci books at the end of semesters. It's how I learned java, c, perl, vim, and SQL.
- Suppafly 2y ago>I used to dumpster dive for old compsci books at the end of semesters. It's how I learned java, c, perl, vim, and SQL. I'd always grab old books from school and work, but honestly they are horrible to learn from because things like java and c# have changed so much, you end up teaching yourself outdated stuff and then needing to relearn all of the new ways to do stuff. You're probably safe learning C from an older book though, as long as it's ansi c and not the original k&r book.
- iLemming 2y agoThere are some languages with books that remain relevant over decades, notably books for any Lisp - Common Lisp, Scheme, Clojure, also: - C (post-ANSI) - fundamentals largely unchanged since 1989 - SQL and Erlang - basic concepts stable since 1980s - Prolog and Forth - core concepts stable since 1970s Although modern books might cover some improved practices or new tooling, older texts on core concepts remain valuable.