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by newsoul 4y ago
From a recent Reddit comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/compsci/comments/vyxqqt/comment/ig5...
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Ask HN: How would you prefer programming be taught standing in 2022?
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Ask HN: Anyone went into CS through an unconventional path?
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> If you want to do immutable with imperative, then yes, you have to allocate sometime. Yes that's what I was saying.
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> And even then, most functional languages provide persistent data structures that allow efficient sharing of the unchanged parts of the data structure. So you are saying that in imperative setting if we use the original data for multipl
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Ask HN: Functional vs. Imperative Implementation of Algorithms
4 points by newsoul 4y ago|8 comments
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Ask HN: Which books can help one become a better programmer in any paradigm?
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Thanks! 15 years, that's quite a long time ago.
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Which university? Does the course have a public webpage?
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Btw, this is the github page where you can report your issues with the book https://github.com/data-centric-computing/dcic-public
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Check the appendix of the book. The authors have made a comparison.
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Want to hear more about your career shift.
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Ask HN: What is the best book you have read with the greatest impact on you?
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Ask HN: Which personal blogs or websites do you follow and read regularly?
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Another I came across recently was Patrick Collison's website: https://patrickcollison.com/about
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Ask HN: Anyone know about similar personal websites or blogs?
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For me it was Apostol's Calculus Vol 1 and Vol 2. I am searching for books in mathematics that teach both the how and the why, here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31650459 I hope to get some insightful answers s
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I have heard about it. Still in my TBR list. Will take a look into it.
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Ask HN: Want Math/CS books that teach both the how and the why of the subject.
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Thanks for writing your heart out.
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I need to buy Soul of a New Machine and read it. So many people seem to like it.
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Can you expand a bit on both? Why you liked them? What was so special?
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Ask HN: Which book(s) would you credit for the love for your field of work?
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Ask HN: What does it take to become an expert in a field?
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He says that computer science undergraduates should learn mathematics properly. It is maths that make someone a programmer from a coder. I am not sure what he means by maths? Exactly which topics in maths?
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Can you recommend some books?
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Thanks! I think I am either going to go by Apostol or Spivak. I have had calculus years ago. I remember the mechanics faintly. I need a solid revision with the associated theory behind it. The only problem with Spivak is that it covers sing
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After reading all the comments I am sharing my choices 1. The foundations of mathematics by Stewart and Tall 2. Problem Solving Strategies by Arthur Engels 3. Journey into Mathematics by Rotman 4. Concrete Mathematics by Knuth et al.
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I am searching for a good calculus book. Not those 1200 pages of boring stuff. Something reasonable that teaches in good depth and breadth.
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Ask HN: Serious mathematics books that can replace a good teacher?
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