Ask HN: Good all-round CS book

tsetse-fly17y ago· 1 in thread

markkOP17y ago

Thanks

pclark17y ago· 1 in thread

The Computer and the Brain, by John von Neumann

Introduction to Algorithms, by Thomas H. Cormen

The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth [naturally!]

Computation: Finite and Infinite Machines, by Marvin L. Minsky

Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter

jacquesm17y ago

Second The Art of Computer Programming, definitely not Godel, Escher, Bach (though it makes for interesting reading).

I really liked 'Introduction to Algorithms' by Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest and Stein, MIT press.

petercooper17y ago

Wikipedia is an amazing resource for computer science stuff, I've found. For example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorting_algorithm .. you can get lost in there for ages. Just make sure you take notes and try to apply what you learn.

Also: http://delicious.com/popular/compsci

Also: http://academicearth.org/subjects/computer-science (this one is a goldmine)

mjgoins17y ago

To get the most useful info for the fewest number of pages/words, I recommend 'The Little Schemer' by Friedman and Felleisen.

Although it's not recommended if you don't have a flexible sense of humor.

seshagiric17y ago

"Code" by Charles Petzold

Ask HN: Good all-round CS book

Ask HN: Good all-round CS book

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