SICP, although an excellent book, is not a good introduction to programming. [1] thoroughly explains why [2,3] based on How To Design Programs [4] is a much b

SICP, although an excellent book, is not a good introduction to programming. [1] thoroughly explains why [2,3] based on How To Design Programs [4] is a much better intro; you should read SICP after completing this [1] https://www2.ccs.neu.edu/racket/pubs/jfp2004-fffk.pdf https://www2.ccs.neu.edu/racket/pubs/jfp2004-fffk.pdf [2] https://www.edx.org/course/how-code-simple-data-ubcx-htc1x https://www.edx.org/course/how-code-simple-data-ubcx-htc1x [3] https://www.edx.org/course/how-code-complex-data-ubcx-htc2x https://www.edx.org/course/how-code-complex-data-ubcx-htc2x [4] https://htdp.org/ https://htdp.org/