From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,a280575ddd816d06 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-11 06:01:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!nycmny1-snh1.gtei.net!chcgil2-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!news.huji.ac.il!not-for-mail From: "Ehud Lamm" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Learning to Engineer. Where to begin? Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 15:53:58 +0300 Organization: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Message-ID: <9ihi9t$44a$1@news.huji.ac.il> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: di2-31.dialin.huji.ac.il X-Trace: news.huji.ac.il 994856062 4234 132.64.12.31 (11 Jul 2001 12:54:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@news.huji.ac.il NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 12:54:22 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:9786 Date: 2001-07-11T15:53:58+03:00 List-Id: McDoobie wrote in message news:xES27.187216$DG1.31592178@news1.rdc1.mi.home.com... > I've ordered the complete set of "The Art of Programming" books by Donald > Knuth, and the "Dragon" books by Aho. TAOP books are classic computer science books, they are not really about porgramming, and obviously not about software engineering. In my view most of the topics they cover are essential prerequisites, but they are not SE topics. Do you have a CS background? (Your reading list makes me wonder). If not, I suggest educating yourself on CS first. Another thing. Notice that SE is a large subject. It deals for example with issue of project management, analysis and other issues that are not design. If you are interested in software design, I think we can give you more specific recommendations. Some programming/design books that I usually recommend are list at http://www.free-conversant.com/ehudlamm/ada/books.html but this is really not a complete reading list, and is very eclectic. Good luck, Ehud Lamm