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Ask Slashdot: Programming Education Resources For a Year Offline?

An anonymous reader writes "I will be traveling to a remote Himalayan village for year and won't have access to the internet. What offline resources would you all recommend to help me continue to develop my coding skills? I think this would be a good time to get better at fundamentals, since I won't be able to learn any new frameworks or APIs. What about other, non-programming skills to practice and learn? Any ideas?" What would you bring?

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  1. Re:Donald Knuth by lgw · · Score: 4, Interesting

    They're kind of a dull read. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs and some version of Scheme will be interesting, challenging, and informative.'

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  2. Re:Obvious guy says by CODiNE · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Lived in the third world a few years. A long term project will protect your sanity and prevent home sickness.

    Ex-pats tend to fill their evenings with either pirate movies or drinking. I had lots of friends and plenty of personal growth experiences, but boredom can be a real problem in the downtime.

    Having a bucket list of things you've wanted to do is a great idea.

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