The first edition was absolutely critical in helping me understand how to program anything more than simple scripts. I got hooked into the physics simulation portion and created a pretty fun Asteroids-inspired game.
Although OOP is going out of style, I think learning it is super important to understand how you can use layers of abstraction to build increasingly complex programs.
Although OOP is going out of style, I think learning it is super important to understand how you can use layers of abstraction to build increasingly complex programs.