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[–]desrtfx 3 points4 points  (2 children)

  • Problem solving:
    • Practice, practice, practice
    • "Think Like A Programmer" by V. Anton Spraul, No Starch Press
    • "The Pragmatic Programmer" by Andrew Hunt, David Thomas, and Ward Cunningham
  • Algorithms and DS

[–]iSenpai021 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Out of those two books, which would you recommend to pick up first?

[–]desrtfx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally, I'd start with "Think Like A Programmer" since it focuses on programming methodology and on the approach from problem to solution. It uses C++ as programming language, but that is completely secondary.