Can programming books be skimmed as a beginner? As in read more

Depends
Probably not
Maybe
You'll most likely want to test out the stuff in the book as you read through it, to help you grasp the different programing concepts

>>61865871
Unless you're already well acquainted with some basics of how computers do things, no.
Also, your pic related is not very good for beginners. C Programming: A Modern Approach by K. N. King is a lot better. For some reason, ig wiki doesn't have a link to it: ebook-dl com/book/247

>>61865871
Sure. If you want to go head first into the language, you could definitely skim C++ Primer just to get a feel for what it's about. Then muck about in an IDE with build+run.

But at the end of the day, you'd still have to read up on how the language works. Books are the fastest, but you could also use StackOverflow/etc.

>K&R
There's no reason to skim a book that's only 190 pages though.

>>61866511
>>61867134
I've been reading K&R carefully for about a month now, I'm nearly through with it and will probably read C Programming: A Modern Approach afterwards.

I've also noticed that as a beginner, I often look for affirmative feedback before I can feel secure in a decision. I don't even feel competent enough to decide "how" I should learn, since I have such a loose grasp of the subject.

best place to start learning: https://painlessprogramming.blogspot.hr/

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>>61867172
>month
>190 pages

>>61868870
Cuck, I did exercises.

How legitimate is it to skim the theory and just jump into the exercises while use the theory as a reference if you get stuck? Asking this for both cs and math books.

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>>61867359
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>>61867172
My advice would be to start doing as well as reading.

>>61868878
>exercises
>1 month
perhaps programming is not for you?