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> I first read SICP after 25 years of professional development, and while I didn't learn anything new I did see things in a whole new light. How is possible th
by billsix 8y ago
> I first read SICP after 25 years of professional development, and while I didn't learn anything new I did see things in a whole new light.
How is possible that you read the whole book and didn't learn anything new?
- Jtsummers 8y agoI am not OP, but my take. A text like this may not introduce the reader to any new-to-them CS content. Instead, especially if they have a good bit of experience behind them, it reorganizes their thinking. Which can be just as valuable.
- bad_user 8y agoI've read SICP and not only did I not learn anything new, I did not see anything in a new light either. Yes, the book is entertaining. But there's more profound enlightenment to be had however when working with actual functional programming for a few years in a supporting language and afterwards nothing in SICP is new. However I wish I would have read this book when I was an undergrad.
- divs1210 8y agoIt refactors your thought process.
- coldtea 8y ago>How is possible that you read the whole book and didn't learn anything new? For one, it's not a book on anything state of the art. It describes very well known concepts and techniques. It's more of an introduction to programming and functional concepts and such than something where someone with 25 years of experience or a CS degree will learn much new from.