well i'm going to college next year with an intended major of computer science. my first quarter classes are not very hardcore and i am only taking one computer science course, intro to computer science. i've picked up the fundamentals of java and c++ in high school, but nothing too big.

anyhow, i'd really like to get a head start on my computer science work in college. Can anyone reccomend some good books to get started in entering this kind of study? Also, do I need to buy the compilers or can i borrow them from the college? I do have codewarrior and i'm somewhat familiar with it. if any of you are computer science majors please give me some tips on how to excel in this study, i'd really like to get myself a good start.

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