Ask HN: Books that teach programming by building a series of small projects?

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dgb23 · Jan 17, 2023
Read Crafting Interpreters
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modernerd · Jan 17, 2023
https://eloquentjavascript.net (project-based and for beginners)
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werber · Jan 17, 2023
https://eloquentjavascript.net/ is nice and project based, it builds up from 0
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cratermoon · Jan 17, 2023
Practical Common Lisp by Peter Seibel
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twawaaay · Jan 17, 2023
My favourite is "Practical Common Lisp" by Peter Seibel
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larve · Jan 17, 2023
Peter norvig’s paradigms of artificial intelligence programming, despite its age, is a delight.
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kriro · Jan 18, 2023
I highly recommend this
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ojl · Jan 17, 2023
That’s why I like The Ray Tracer Challenge.
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taffit · Jan 18, 2023
I would also recommend "Automate the Boring Stuff with Python"
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modernerd · Jan 17, 2023
https://automatetheboringstuff.com
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CraigJPerry · Jan 17, 2023
HTDPv2
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lazyant · Jan 17, 2023
https://nostarch.com/inventwithpython
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speakspokespok · Jan 17, 2023
A Common Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms by Jay Wengrow * 2nd Edition
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numbsafari · Jan 17, 2023
“Assembly Language, Step by Step”
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weird_user · Jan 17, 2023
Daniel Holden's Build Your Own Lisp[1] is excellent material for learning C.
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