dragonquest

Book recommendations

10 books

dragonquest · Dec 31, 2009
really prepares you for SICP
dragonquest · Dec 31, 2009
try "How to Design Programs" (HTDP) by Felleisen et al as an introduction to Scheme
dragonquest · Apr 6, 2011
Algorithms -> Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs by Wirth (worth its weight in gold if you can get past the Pascal syntax)
dragonquest · Apr 6, 2011
CS Theory -> Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation by Hopcroft, Ullman
dragonquest · Apr 6, 2011
Architecture -> Structured Computer Organization by Andrew S Tanenbaum
dragonquest · Aug 24, 2009
For my 2 cents, I'd second both of Peter's suggestions - Foundation Rails 2 and Simply Rails 2 - though I do tend to like the former a little more.
dragonquest · Dec 31, 2009
I'd highly recommend "Common Lisp: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation" by David S. Touretzky.
dragonquest · Aug 24, 2009
For my 2 cents, I'd second both of Peter's suggestions - Foundation Rails 2 and Simply Rails 2 - though I do tend to like the former a little more. The latter is better if you have absolutely no prior web dev or programming experience.
dragonquest · Apr 6, 2011
OS -> Operating System Concepts by Silberschatz et al (The dinosaur book)
dragonquest · Apr 6, 2011
Programming Languages Theory -> Programming languages: design and implementation by Pratt et al