- Any recommendations for a book that would give someone with a passing interest an idea of what programming and being a programmer are like? Not someone who wants to build a website or app -- just someone who's curious. https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/4zb9o3/any_recommendations_for_a_book_that_would_give/ 15 comments learnprogramming
- Reddit, what do you think about the Great Books Program at several Colleges and Universities in the US? Have you been through it? Does it sound like a good idea for a college prospect? Speak yo mind! (link to program example) http://www.stjohnscollege.edu/academic/readlist.shtml 6 comments books
- "There aren't that many books on philosophy that come with software" - Gregory Chaitin's "The Limits of Mathematics" features his ideas expressed as Lisp programs http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~chaitin/lm.html 5 comments math