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		flappyeagle on Aug 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: UC Berkeley's CS61A/B/C are the best cour... I learned nothing in 61A — because I was a dumbass kid and didn’t take it seriously. 61B made me feel like I knew how to program. 61C taught me how computers work. A decade or so later 61A is actually the most useful of the 3 courses now that I’m mid career. I might recommend that you take 61b first before the other 2 if you’re just starting out

golly_ned on Aug 31, 2023 [–]

Agreed on 61A. I took it when it was still just SICP in scheme. I saw much of the rest of the curriculum as a variation on the themes I learned in 61A.

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