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Comment author: TylerJay 29 January 2014 05:20:53PM 0 points [-]

What level are you at with programming and what kinds of techniques? Algorithms and data structures? Design patterns?

Comment author: James_Miller 29 January 2014 06:09:24PM *  1 point [-]

Relatively basic, at a level just above codecademy.com. Mostly I'm trying to help my young son become a better programmer and I don't have the language to do it when, for example, he makes things much more complex than necessary.

Comment author: solipsist 29 January 2014 07:02:46PM 0 points [-]

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software is a good book for a precocious ~12 year old.

Comment author: James_Miller 29 January 2014 09:35:50PM 0 points [-]

Thanks, I just ordered it.

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