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I'd rather see a SICP rewrite that lowers the barriers of mathematical pre-requisites. SICP is a great book but I found myself having to research calculus equat
by 40acres 8y ago
I'd rather see a SICP rewrite that lowers the barriers of mathematical pre-requisites. SICP is a great book but I found myself having to research calculus equations more than I'd like.
- tashoecraft 8y agoAppreciate someone else mentioning it. As a self taught dev, with pretty poor Math skills, it was frustrating hitting parts refering to some equation you are just supposed to know. Totally derailed my learning having to understand some random equation that wasn’t fully relevant
- opnitro 8y agoHow To Design Programs covers some of the same ground. (It's also in a lisp)
- white-flame 8y agoAs somebody who's always been strong in math, I agree. For the MIT crowd it can be a reasonable expectation, but in general an introductory course in Topic A should not require advanced & unrelated Topic B knowledge.