Progamming Pearls is an excellent book, but i would not recommend to someone as a first progamming book. It's more like the book you read AFTER you 'know it all' - many of the problems are way way complex . . .

I have been programming for a good 4 years now - i am only on chapter 4! :D

Jeff

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