Re: What are the classics of computer literature?

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Wayne Throop wrote:

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: The solution would be to come over here as a visting professor and
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Hm. What are the classics of computer literature, do you suppose?


to start with:
Knuth _The Art of Computer programming_
Turing "Can a machine Think" and 'Computable Numbers"
Plauger _The Elemnts of Programming Style_
_The Zen of Assembly_

I'd also add _The C Programming Language_ by Kernighan & Ritchie. I've
got the first couple of volumes of Knuth. I'm sure he'll publish the
rest of them real soon now. :)

A Discipline Of Programming - Edsger Dijkstra. Head and shoulders above the
rest.


Mythical Man Month - Frederick P. Brooks. Not many computer booksb are
still in print after 30 years.

Oh yeah, I've even got a copy of that one. I'm guessing Windows Vista will be a prime example of the "Second System Syndrome."
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