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Can someone who knows nothing about the subject but wants to be introduced read this ?
Tigre200 Yes. This book is an introduction to computer programming and should be accessible to a beginner. Some of the exercises in the book allude to more adv…moreYes. This book is an introduction to computer programming and should be accessible to a beginner. Some of the exercises in the book allude to more advanced topics, but this is not needed to understand the rest of the book. I think this is one of the best introductory books to programming, since it introduces a lot of interesting fields to the reader.(less)
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
by Harold Abelson
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