THINK LIKE A PROGRAMMER. Copyright © 2012 by V. Anton Spraul.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Spraul, V. Anton.
Think like a programmer : an introduction to creative problem solving / V. Anton Spraul.
pages cm
ISBN 978-1-59327-424-5 (pbk.) -- ISBN 1-59327-424-6 (pbk.)
1. Computer programming. 2. Creative thinking. 3. Problem solving. I. Title.
QA76.6.S685 2012
005.1--dc23
2012020396
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