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What are the differences between Special Edition and the Third Edition of Stroustrup's The C++ Programming Language?
I'm buying a few C++ books after moving from Java. I obviously want to read the reference manual from the man himself, though I cannot tell the difference between these two editions. The special ...
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Topics for covering in-depth programming knowledge [closed]
I pursued my bachelors' degree in business administration, but my interest in Information Technology led me to acquire some knowledge of PHP programming and MySQL database. I find programming so ...
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“PHP: Good Parts”-ish book / reference
Before I had my first proper contact with Javascript I read an excellent book "Javascript: The Good Parts" by Douglas Crockford. I was hoping for something similar in case of PHP. My first thought was ...
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Reading new programming language book best practices [closed]
What is best practices reading a new programming language book considering:
You are working full time
You never used that programming language
Your work environment is not using that programming ...
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How can a self-taught programmer learn more about Computer Science?
I'm a self taught iOS (iPhone/iPad) programmer but didn't study CS in school. Are there any books or site I can study that will teach more about CS, in general. For example some common practices and ...
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What do you believe is a better of method of learning languages: using books or jumping straight into a project?
Do you find that it is better to learn through reading books or to just jump straight into a project and pick up what you need to know using the web, or some combination of both?
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How to stay focused on learning a language with so many other possibilites?
What do you do to stay focused when learning a new language with so many other interesting languages out there?
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Are books on programming hard to understand?
I've been reading books that are extremely daunting.
Accelerated C++ is by far one of the books -- that I haven't finished. I plan too, but that's another story. When reading a programming book, do ...
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How do you choose a programming/data structure/algorithm book?
I really should not be mentioning the name of the book, but the first time I read it (during my under-grad days) I almost concluded that data structure was a bad course to pick.
Which brings me to ...
