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This article compares a large number of programming languages by tabulating their data types, their expression, statement, and declaration syntax, and some common operating-system interfaces. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Comparison of programming languages (basic instructions)A 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Bulletin of the United States Army Medical DepartmentThe most-reprinted book on the subject
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📚 Books worth reading
Bulletin of the United States Army Medical DepartmentUnited States. Army Medical Service. · 1944
Technical CommunicationJohn M. Lannon · 2000
HackingJon Erickson, Jon Erickson · 2003
The Conspirators HierarchyJohn Coleman · 1992
Computer algorithmsEllis Horowitz · 1997
German for readingKarl C. Sandberg · 1973
Systems programmingJohn J. Donovan · 1972- 📕Asynchronous pulse logicMika Nyström · 2002
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