If you consider C to be language-agnostic, here are some gems. These are personal favorites as much for their excellent writing as for their content. The Unix Programming Environment was published in 1984. I read it over 20 years later and was astonished at how well it had aged. For a technical book from the 80's, it is amazingly lucid and well-written. It pre-dates modern unix, so things have changed but much that goes unstated in newer books (for brevity) is explicit in UPE. (Plus, the history itself is illuminating.) It gave me a much deeper understanding of how programs actually run over computer hardware. Examples in C are old-school and take a bit of close reading but oh so rewarding. https://www.amazon.com/Unix-Programming-Environment-Prentice... (https://www.amazon.com/Unix-Programming-Environment-Prentice-Hall-Software/dp/013937681X) Mastering Algorithms in C. Another fantastically well-written book that shows (with practical examples) how to implement common algorithms. This is just such a great book! https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Algorithms-Techniques-Sorti... (https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Algorithms-Techniques-Sorting-Encryption/dp/1565924533) Also:…
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