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Just to clarify, as that quote juxtaposition might suggest otherwise, those three instances are from the same, fifth suggested book category—one book that goes
by bcjordan 14y ago
Just to clarify, as that quote juxtaposition might suggest otherwise, those three instances are from the same, fifth suggested book category—one book that goes in-depth on best practices for developing with "your favorite programming language". I point to five different programming language books, and I suggest you choose only one of those.
> What's the point?
Re: including pointers to books I haven't read, many solution submitters use python and C++ for their solutions and subsequent job interviews, so I wanted to offer them a good starting point, note my lack of experience with those books and save them some time. I spent a good hour researching what the in-depth language books might be for python, C++ and javascript and offered those suggestions.
Re: the broader purpose of publishing a reading list, a few CS undergrads who read Coding for Interviews separately emailed me about books for interview preparation and general programming practice improvement. A lot of these books get discussed and read in book groups in the industry but not often in undergrad programs.
I hope this helps clarify why I included those. Do you still feel I should remove them?