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The best book on programming for the
layman is "Alice in Wonderland"; but that's because
it's the best book on anything for the layman. —Alan Perlis
My theory of acquiring programming books
is that you don't need a lot; you just need the best. Here are
the books that I recommend.
General (updated August 1, 2002)
History of programming (updated August
1, 2002)
C programming (updated January 6, 2004)
C++ programming (updated January 6, 2004)
Java programming (updated January
6, 2004)
Here's a book-related cartoon from the
Doctor Fun
web site:
If you're not sure who Donald Knuth is
or why this cartoon is so funny, then there's a serious gap in
your education. Click here to find
out about Donald Knuth's books, read about him in Out
of Their Minds: The Lives and Discoveries of 15 Great Computer
Scientists, and visit his web
site. |