Ask HN: Which is the best programming book you've come across?

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“A philosophy of Software Design”
The Little Schemer.

I haven’t read all if The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, but what I read I really liked.

Crafting Interpreters is probably the one that hits all the right notes for me. It's not dull, it's very hands on, it has excercises, it teaches you a very useful subject, it has illustrations, it's up to date, etc.

I really wish we could get more books like this one for other subjects.