Create a self-study roadmap with the best books for learning...

Prompt

Create a self-study roadmap with the best books for learning CS and Programming from complete beginner to expert level. Recommend books, not online courses or videos. Organize it into: 1. Fundamentals 2. Undergraduate 3. Undergraduate electives 4. Graduate 5. Graduate electives 6. Other readings — worthwhile works outside the main progression. Use these sections as broad markers of depth, not as a requirement to reproduce a traditional university curriculum. Prioritize the most coherent path for independent learning, reorganizing or connecting topics across conventional academic boundaries when helpful. Make the progression as smooth as possible. Account for prerequisites, including background knowledge and skills that standard curricula often leave implicit. Anticipate common gaps and abrupt shifts in difficulty or style of reasoning, and include bridge material where needed so I am prepared for each next step. Classify resources as **essential**, **complementary**, or **supplementary**. For each non-elective subject in the main progression, recommend **at least three books** offering different approaches, teaching styles, or levels of depth. They may be alternatives, complement one another, or be useful at different stages. I want options to explore, combine, or revisit—not a requirement to read them all or choose exactly one.