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My original blog - I have moved to http://shannonclark.wordpress.com so this remains only as an archive.
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Searching for the Moon
by Shannon Clark
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Tuesday, March 11, 2003
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
Last Thursday after a great discussion at Cafe Society, I had a conversation with a man who currently works at Etrade about technology and about learning to program.
Had I known about this series of open books, this would be what I suggested to him to start with. Three books, one for Java, Python, and C++ all freely available and open (under the GNU license) with rich content about how to learn to program and "think" like a computer scientist.
This is nearly my exact suggestion to him - before he got focused on learning a particular technology or a particular programming language and toolkit, he should first take a class that would teach him how to "think" like a programmer. I'd suggest to him that he look for a class that used one of these books.
If you (or someone you know) wants a resource for learning to program - I would highly recommend starting here.
3/11/2003 12:38:00 PM
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