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'Concepts, Techniques and Models of Computer Programming' by Peter Van Roy and Hadidi may be a better book than this and even SCP, since it presents a well orga
by billfruit 6y ago
'Concepts, Techniques and Models of Computer Programming' by Peter Van Roy and Hadidi may be a better book than this and even SCP, since it presents a well organized "science" of computer programming..
- notapenny 6y agoI've read both SICP and CTMCP and would recommend the latter as a first read. Sure the language it teaches in is not practical, but I actually found that to take away the distractions of reading a book in whatever your target language is. Also its the first book that got me thinking about how programming languages actually work and what actually happens under the hood when you're writing code. Great book.
- billfruit 6y agoI also like that it is a very comprehensive book, it covers almost all fundamental approaches to programming, and clearly sets out their scopes and limitations.