Re:Ask HN: what are the essential courses to became good pro...
by afarrell on Thursday May 01, 2014 @04:06PM
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The Structure and Interperetation of Computer Programs will teach you to think more clearly about the fundamentals of computation and programming. A free PDF is here: http://web.mit.edu/alexmv/6.S184/sicp.pdf
It is foundational though: you won't likely write lisp in real life.
Good books to read about practical software engineering are sold here:
https://pragprog.com/
I'd start with The Pragmatic Programmer.
By copy-pasting things, you've gotten yourself into a habit of just banging things until they work. Now, you should approach things from a scientific prospective: try to understand why they work, then write something to test that understanding. Build coherent and clear mental models.
Good books to read about practical software engineering are sold here: https://pragprog.com/ I'd start with The Pragmatic Programmer.
By copy-pasting things, you've gotten yourself into a habit of just banging things until they work. Now, you should approach things from a scientific prospective: try to understand why they work, then write something to test that understanding. Build coherent and clear mental models.