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SICP In case you didn't know, have a look at http://lesswrong.com/lw/3gu/the_best_textbooks_on_every_subject/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/3gu/the_best_textbooks_on

• stuxnet79 9y ago
  This has been recommended a lot. I'm gonna buy it on Amazon and work through it slowly.
  • Buttons840 9y ago
    SICP is online for free (legally) from MIT's website, or there are some community version with cleaner layout. See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13918465 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13918465 I've only worked through Chapter 1. The text is interesting, but most of my learning has come from the exercises. You should plan to do the exercises. Also, don't worry if you have to skip a few exercises and come back to them later. Don't allow yourself to be bogged down and loose interest over a single difficult exercise.
    • bewe42 9y ago
      yes, no need to buy it. and you are right, the value lies in the exercises. I started doing them in Clojure. I recommend doing as many as you can and then you'll find plenty of solutions online to compare your results. It's worth it
  • ayushgp 9y ago
    There is an interactive version of that textbook you can read. It actually helps to do the exercises with the text. You can Google it. I read that book using that version and it was amazing.