Programming

A programming language is a formal constructed language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer. Programming languages can be used to create programs to control the behavior of a machine or to express algorithms.

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The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan

Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. Cormen

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Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann

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72 books — 103 voters

Professional Linux Kernel Architecture by Wolfgang Mauerer

Professional Assembly Language by Richard Blum

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3 books — 1 voter

Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby by Sandi Metz

Essential Ruby Programming

7 books — 2 voters

Your Guide To Scrivener by Nicole Dionisio

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“ Enlightenment is the unprogrammed state. ”
― Jed McKenna

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“ On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. ...more ”
― Charles Babbage

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