Good books in computer science?

[Simon Forman]

On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 11:49 AM, koranthala<koranthala at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>    I do understand that this is not a python question and I apologize
> for that straight up.
>    But I am a full time follower of this group and I have seen very
> very brilliant programmers and solutions.
>    I also want to be a good programmer - so this question.
>
>    Which are the classic books in computer science which one should
> peruse?
>    I have  (a) Code Complete (b) GOF (c) Art of programming.
>
>    Art of programming was too tough for me - and I couldnt understand
> much. The other two were good books - I understood and implemented
> quite a bit from both.
>    What are the other books which I should peruse?
>
> Regards
> K

Knuth.

I.e. "The Art of Computer Programming" by Prof. Knuth

Your library should have a copy (it's a multi-volume opus), if not
consider donating yours after you read them.