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The C Programming Language

Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
73 readers · Computing, History, Writing

Locke1689 · Dec 5, 2010

K&R. I discovered the book at age 17 by myself but that was the book I really wanted when I was 12. Not just because it teaches C -- it teaches the core of the systems programming and design experience. If you're interested in systems development I can't recommend K&R enough.

If you could give a book to your younger self, what would it be?Original comment ↗

The Gay Science

Friedrich Nietzsche
4 readers · Philosophy

Locke1689 · Dec 5, 2010

I agree completely with The Gay Science, although I may have wished for an accompaniment.

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