Classic programming books aka Kernighan and Ritchie

[sasguru]

Programming Pearls and the sequels by Jon Bentley would be at the top of my list. Then I always did difficult!

PZZ

Was going to get that. Isn't it a bit C-oriented/outdated though?

[pzz76077]

Was going to get that. Isn't it a bit C-oriented/outdated though?

Applies to any language, infact part of the fun is in using the unique capabilities of another language to solve the problems more elegantly. Or if you are me, then overcoming the weaknesses of a particular language to solve problems the hard way.

PZZ

[vandiss]

Java/J2EE Job Interview Companion - most useful.

[DimPrawn]

VB for Dummies.

Couldn't get past the intro mind.

[EternalOptimist]

Structured Query Language - an introduction.

It was ok, but I'm waiting for the SQL

[Spacecadet]

Structured Query Language - an introduction.

It was ok, but I'm waiting for the SQL

Surely Structured Query Language is the SQL
Structured English QUEry Language was the SEQUEL

[suityou01]

Anyone read any for other languages?
K&R's "C ...." was brilliant: concise, elegant, comprehensive primer
Computer books seem to be bloatware nowadays.

It seems to be directly proportional to the amount of bolux in the language being taught.

We managed to produce systems without Generics/Hashmaps/XMLvoodoo perfectly well in "the old days"

N the books were concise n all.

[Zippy]

K&R was the mutts nuts. I have a great book - Illustrated C - which is at a lower level but still very good.
My favourite is Computer Graphics (Foley, Van Dam,Feiner & Hughes). Lots of dead hard sums but a reet good read.

[AtW]

My favourite is Computer Graphics

Whose isn't?

[TimberWolf]

K&R was the mutts nuts. I have a great book - Illustrated C - which is at a lower level but still very good.
My favourite is Computer Graphics (Foley, Van Dam,Feiner & Hughes). Lots of dead hard sums but a reet good read.

WTF. You aren't typical female. Looks like I threw my copy out when I was culling my library when I moved, together with tombs like Knuth. Didn't think I'd need them again, those things are all done for you now.