Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years

Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years by Peter Norvig

by Peter Norvig

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People recommend it as a paced, long-term guide to learning programming, one that sets a sensible learning pace.

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Good pacing for learning
“Teach Yourself was a great appetizer for the concept of pacing myself in my learning”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)”
Good results for some readers
“I had good results with this”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “How do you debug when your AI agent makes wrong decisions?”

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Limit for non-degree or non-native speakers
“I realize that if you don't have a degree or aren't a native English speaker, there was always a limit”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)”

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“Teach Yourself was a great appetizer for the concept of pacing myself in my learning”

RecommendsComment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)”

“I realize that if you don't have a degree or aren't a native English speaker, there was always a limit”

MixedComment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)”

“I had good results with this”

RecommendsComment from 16 Dec 2025 in “How do you debug when your AI agent makes wrong decisions?”

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