61A gave me my entire background to programming and computer science. I had never programmed a computer before, and I think I was better for it. The common phr

61A gave me my entire background to programming and computer science. I had never programmed a computer before, and I think I was better for it. The common phrase was that you should be made to take 61A as your first class and as your last. You really dont fully comprehend it until you get wider exposure, but you need that initial exposure so your brain can begin to knit things together as you see them. Meta-Circular Evaluator RIP. You will be missed.