Hi,
My wife is looking to get a basic understanding of the principles programming and I have suggested "Data Structures And Algorithms" but it is quite an old book. What would you folks suggest as well?
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Hi,
My wife is looking to get a basic understanding of the principles programming and I have suggested "Data Structures And Algorithms" but it is quite an old book. What would you folks suggest as well?
Another old book along the same lines: Wirth's _Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs_
But you have the right idea - she should learn programming first, then some programming language. Learning the language without knowing how to use it leads to the kinds of questions we see here every day. :)
No matter how old this book is, it'll always stay on the top.. you won't find much new information in newer booksQuote:
Originally Posted by Merrion
Sounds to me like both of those books were written for people with a basic technical grasp of programming and analysis...a much better choice for the total noob to programming would be one of the newer books that are *aimed* at that type of person. I mean, you can be taught a class by a boring old fart with a monotonous tone or you can be taught a class by an upbeat and energetic teacher...I bet we all know which one you'll listen to :-)
I completely agree! That book never gets old.Quote:
Originally Posted by ComputerJy
AmenQuote:
Originally Posted by Al42
Actually they were written to teach basic programming and analysis. They were written for people with a basic amount of intelligence, but no knowledge of programming.Quote:
Originally Posted by smUX