It would be useful for me if some of you guys shared your methodology of choosing textbook / course / whatever for learning X, especially if X has something to do with math, computer science or programming.
My methodology (in no particular order):
Go to this thread and look at recommendations
Go to libgen, search for the keyword and sort by the publisher or by year
Check rating on goodreads and/or on amazon
Check top comments by usefulness on goodreads and/or amazon
Download the book, look at the Contents section, see how much I like what I see
Google best textbook on ${subject name}, ${book title 1} vs ${book title 2}. Pay special attention to results on stackexchange. Do the same google search with site:reddit.com
It would be useful for me if some of you guys shared your methodology of choosing textbook / course / whatever for learning X, especially if X has something to do with math, computer science or programming.
My methodology (in no particular order):
Go to this thread and look at recommendations
Go to libgen, search for the keyword and sort by the publisher or by year
Check rating on goodreads and/or on amazon
Check top comments by usefulness on goodreads and/or amazon
Download the book, look at the Contents section, see how much I like what I see
Google best textbook on ${subject name}, ${book title 1} vs ${book title 2}. Pay special attention to results on stackexchange. Do the same google search with site:reddit.com