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Re:How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Computing and ... by ljordan on Thursday December 30, 2010 @11:05PM (#2054469)
I didn't realize it was being revamped. I had to skip some of the algorithm parts for lack of math (which I'm also studying). IME Part V was by far the hardest part of the book. I often found the language confusing and had to puzzle things out slowly that once I understood them, it seemed they could be more simply put. (Of course in order for that criticism to be useful I would have to develop it and provide details.) There seems to be a lot of value placed on abstraction, to the point that it's sometimes hard to follow. I don't know if it's just me or if it's just a result of the authors being so darn smart.

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