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Is it really that friendly when starting out, though? I found it brilliant, but quite the challenging read. I'd rather just read chapters four and five of SICP
by csl 9y ago
Is it really that friendly when starting out, though? I found it brilliant, but quite the challenging read. I'd rather just read chapters four and five of SICP [1] and move on to Queinnec as a follow-up on more advanced topics.
[1]: The book is free as well: https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book-Z-H-4.html#%_toc_start https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book-Z-H-4.html...
- shakna 9y agoTo be honest, I found LISP to be a lot easier than SICP, but that's probably just some learning styles stuff at play. SICP being freely available in both book form, and the lectures [0] makes it one of the best resources out there. (I just never found it's section on compilers that helpful. Again, probably learning styles.) [0] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB63C06FAF154F047 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB63C06FAF154F047
- csl 9y agoMaybe I need to reread LISP, then. I agree that SICP is laser-focused on Scheme, and thus leaves out general compilation techniques.