Dr. Friedman was a professor of mine at Indiana University, which prompted me to buy this and "The Seasoned Schemer." These two books remain at the top of my recommended reading list and would be my first choice for those who wish to dive into programming for the first time.
If you get through both books (which is really easy, given the books' light-hearted nature), you will have a fundamentally sound entry into programming. The other interesting aspect of these two books is the notion that these can be presented to a much younger crowd than a traditional programming book.
I can't tell you how highly I recommend these two books!
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Dr. Friedman was a professor of mine at Indiana University, which prompted me to buy this and "The Seasoned Schemer." These two books remain at the top of my recommended reading list and would be my first choice for those who wish to dive into programming for the first time.
If you get through both books (which is really easy, given the books' light-hearted nature), you will have a fundamentally sound entry into programming. The other interesting aspect of these two books is the notion that these can be presented to a much younger crowd than a traditional programming book.
I can't tell you how highly I recommend these two books!