I read the introduction and I really liked the following excerpt from The Structure of This Book: We will often build up programs incrementally, just as a pa

I read the introduction and I really liked the following excerpt from The Structure of This Book: We will often build up programs incrementally, just as a pair of programmers would. We will include mistakes, not because I don’t know the answer, but because *this is the best way for you to learn*. Including mistakes makes it impossible for you to read passively: you must instead engage with the material, because you can never be sure of the veracity of what you’re reading. I really like this idea as any techniques that help the learner to actively think about what they’re reading work better than books which don’t employ such technique. It’s for the same reasons that I recommend the Head First series – even though for some books, the pace can be too slow for my liking. I’d also agree with the author that a good book for readers to learn from does not make a good reference book (and vice-versa).