Re: Good CS Literature

Michael R. Wolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote Luke [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My problem with programming is that i dont know if im doing the right thing... Yes the program/script works but Im not sure if its effecient or not... And, as a training exercise, you can take working

RE: Good CS Literature

to sleep skimming through perldoc. Jeff -Original Message- From: Michael R. Wolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 12:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Good CS Literature Luke [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I bought the Learning Perl by Orielly but I returned

RE: Good CS Literature

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RE: Good CS Literature

I just wanted to put in a shout for one of my favorite, and unmentioned, Perl books. Effective Perl Programming is by Joseph Hall and Randal Schwartz. It addresses many of 'am I doing it right' questions. The Perl Cook Book' that others have mentioned is also a good reference for this. I've

Re: Good CS Literature

Luke [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I bought the Learning Perl by Orielly but I returned it after realizing thats its almost the same as perldoc/manuals... Learning Perl is a tutorial perldoc is a reference [...] My problem with programming is that i dont know if im doing the right thing...

RE: Good CS Literature

Learning Perl - O'reilly and assoc. is the best beginning programming book I have seen. Followed up with Programming Perl The other O'Reilly books seem to be good (i.e. Visual Basic for Applications) I've just started with Teach Yourself C++, and so far it has not been helpful at ALL. Maybe I

Re: Good CS Literature

On 27 Dec 2001, Luke wrote: Hello people... Happy Holidays... This is my first post. Im a senior high school student and about to graduate this year(lets just hope hehhehe).. Im just wondering if any of you can recommend some good Computer Science books that most universities use...my

RE: Good CS Literature

CS is a good field. There are many different approaches universities take to the study of computer science, so it is difficult to recommend specific books. I recommend learning one language really well. C/C++ is a good start. C is fundamental to any good CS degree. C++ will also give

Re: Good CS Literature

Luke wrote: Hello people... Happy Holidays... This is my first post. Im a senior high school student and about to graduate this year(lets just hope hehhehe).. Im just wondering if any of you can recommend some good Computer Science books that most universities use...my programming

Re: Good CS Literature

Thanks guys/gals for all your replies... Yes, im focusing on Perl right now and maybe Java. I bought the Learning Perl by Orielly but I returned it after realizing thats its almost the same as perldoc/manuals... My problem with programming is that i dont know if im doing the right thing...