Best Computer Science Books for Beginners

Level 7 books

7 Computer Science books ranked by developer recommendations — ideal if you're just getting started. Top picks include Grokking Algorithms and Think Like a Programmer.

Rankings

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Grokking Algorithms

Aditya Bhargava

433 in 90d

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99.9

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Think Like a Programmer

V. Anton Spraul

61 in 90d

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15.8

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Ghost in the Wires

Kevin Mitnick

30 in 90d

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7.5

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Problem Solving with Algorithms and Data Structures Using Python

Bradley N. Miller, David L. Ranum

40 in 90d

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C Programming: A Modern Approach

K.N. King

20 in 90d

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Learning the bash Shell

Cameron Newham

20 in 90d

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Head First C

David Griffiths and Dawn Griffiths

20 in 90d

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