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Seems super common and overhyped for the HN or /prog/ community, sure. Though, at 5 jobs over 3 years I haven't worked with a single person who's ever heard of
by huehehue 9y ago
Seems super common and overhyped for the HN or /prog/ community, sure. Though, at 5 jobs over 3 years I haven't worked with a single person who's ever heard of SICP (or really any programming book for that matter). That includes security & big Data work at a Fortune 500.
Quite few professional programmers (in the grand scheme of things) actually read programming books unless they're forced to.
- adamnemecek 9y ago> Quite few professionals (in the grand scheme of things) actually read programming books unless they're forced to. FTFY. I agree, it's a shame but at the same time I understand.
- y4mi 9y agoWhy should a barber, mechanic or whatever be expected to read books about programming? Your fix makes the sentence easier to read, but only with a trade-off