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Michiel Hendriks

Do not read "The Art of Computer Programming". It is the "War and Peace" of computer science.

It is a shame it will never be finished. It is already a masterpiece of programming principles.

It is however not easy to grok. This is something you should read on a nice autumn Sunday afternoon with a whiskey, when you are 20-30 years into your career.

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Andrew (he/him)

I tried to read it and it's so dry I am now a shrivelled husk of my former self. Note that inclusion on this list doesn't mean I personally recommend these books, just that other people seem to like them.

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Eljay-Adobe

I agree, lamentably. I read the 1/3 of the first volume, and I that was as far as I could slog through.

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