Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs

Programming Languages: Design and Implementation by Terrence W. Pratt Coming from electronics and computer hardware this made me see that those "mysterious" high level languages where all just loops and if-then-else statements. Then Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs by Niklaus Wirth gave a good practical framework for entering computer science and software engineering.

> I thought Knuts Literate Programming book (https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/lp.html) was extremely interesting, the paper "the errors of TeX" which is a part of it is one of the more interesting papers I've read. I haven't read any of Knuth's stuff because doesn't having 7 volumes kinda imply it can't possibly be well edited? Or maybe I really do just need to suck it up and read these books. I know it's not the same exact book but I took his style to be to generate encyclopedic tomes rather than interesting reading. > Algorithms + Data structures = Programs Oo a Wirth book. Those are always good. > I know you said no to the little schemer but you technically didn't mention The Reasoned Schemer Man you're cutting it close there!

Definitely this one and also Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs by Niklaus Wirth.

Over the years I've found the following CS books helpful, but only a minority in my day-to-day work. Your mileage may vary, as would the utility of these to you. Algorithms -> Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs by Wirth (worth its weight in gold if you can get past the Pascal syntax) OS -> Operating System Concepts by Silberschatz et al (The dinosaur book) CS Theory -> Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation by Hopcroft, Ullman Programming Languages Theory -> Programming languages: design and implementation by Pratt et al Database Theory -> Database Design by Wiederhold Architecture -> Structured Computer Organization by Andrew S Tanenbaum