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Re:Ask HN: What are some of the best well-written books on c... by 8589934591 on Friday November 12, 2021 @02:21AM (#29197060)
If the person has some good-ish math background, then a good intro book for CS would be Sedgewick/Kayne's https://introcs.cs.princeton.edu/java/home/. The exposition is succinct.

If math is not a strong suit then https://htdp.org/ and https://dcic-world.org/ are good books to take up. The exposition is really good.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some of the best well-written books on c... by snickersnee11 on Saturday November 13, 2021 @08:34AM (#29209572)
Would upvote HTDP as a great book to read before starting SICP, if you only begin your programming journey.
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