If you're an intern at my company this summer and you told me you want to become a programmer, here's the books on your recommended reading list:
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Yes this is already a lot of books for one summer. There are so many books I wish I had learned about earlier in life. These aren't assignments, only recommendations.
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Then, generalizing to engineering broadly, because you simply cannot leave out Hamming in the training of new engineers. The Art of Doing Science and Engineeringhttps://www.amazon.com/Art-Doing-Science-Engineering-Learning/dp/9056995006 …
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Art & Fear because I think it's great and addresses some of the lifelong questions and challenges about doing generative/creative work (terrible title, decently good book) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0042JSQLU/
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Finally, because the rules say you should have at least one old chestnut, How To Win Friends and Influence People https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003WEAI4E/
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May I suggest Brooks' classic Mythical Man Month, amongst other things introduces how project divides across a team and e.g. a tools specialist (probably an integration engineer would be the updated equiv) supports a team to work efficiently.
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Wouldn't quite be my pick for a first-year college student who just started coding, but I don't mind it in the thread for folks generally seeking book recs, after all tweets are free..
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Well you know I like this one!
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