Ask HN: Best Intro Programming Book?
Recommendations from 17 sampled comments out of 17 eligible comments. This page covers the sample, rather than the entire HN thread.
sheff · Dec 22, 2011the O'Reilly Head First books are usually good
karlzt · Dec 23, 2011LPTHW http://learncodethehardway.org/
andrewhillman · Dec 22, 2011Learn Python the Hard Way
anthonyb · Dec 22, 2011Learn Python the Hard Way is excellent
alexgodin · Dec 22, 2011Learn Python the Hard Way
gruseom · Dec 22, 2011I've heard good things about
aridiculous · Dec 31, 2011Second this. Extremely well-written, accessible, and thorough.
epequeno · Dec 22, 2011I would suggest Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
aridiculous · Dec 31, 2011It wasn't bad, but I don't agree with this being recommended as a best first book.
sheff · Dec 22, 2011the Chris Pine book is a very easy, quick read
xiaoma · Dec 22, 2011I strongly suggest Learn to Program by Chris Pine.
aridiculous · Dec 31, 2011How to Think like a Computer Scientist was a superior introduction in my opinion.
anthonyb · Dec 22, 2011Hello World! is a good book for the complete beginner
cschmidt · Dec 22, 2011My son liked "Hello World! Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners"
sheff · Dec 22, 2011their "Head First Programming" book is Python based
anthonyb · Dec 22, 2011Hello Python! tends to do well with relative beginners, but complete novices find it a bit hard
anthonyb · Dec 22, 2011I'm just putting the finishing touches on Hello Python
billpatrianakos · Dec 22, 2011"PHP for Dummies" was my favorite of the ones I read.