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What *are* the programming concepts I should master to have a deep understanding of my craft (programming)? [closed]

In order of importance, if its possible to do so and it may not be, what are the most important foundations of knowing how to program. Algorithms, iteration, recursion, etc? Note that where I put ...
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Is there such a concept as “pseudo implementation” in software development?

I'm looking for a label to describe the practice of using human-based computation methods or other means of "faking" an algorithm for the sake of getting a product or demo off the ground quickly ...
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Are there any books that explain non-specific programming concepts? [closed]

I consider myself a beginner-moderately skilled programmer (dabbled in a number of languages now, settling on PHP for web development now) looking to better myself. I've spent a great deal of time on ...