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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. If you can only buy one book about Computer Science in your life, that's the one to get. It's not dirt cheap
by glimshe 3y ago
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. If you can only buy one book about Computer Science in your life, that's the one to get. It's not dirt cheap (even used), but it's an incredible value nonetheless:
https://www.amazon.com/Structure-Interpretation-Computer-Programs-Engineering/dp/0262510871 https://www.amazon.com/Structure-Interpretation-Computer-Pro...
- SinePost 3y agoIt is also available to read online for free. https://web.mit.edu/6.001/6.037/sicp.pdf https://web.mit.edu/6.001/6.037/sicp.pdf (Second edition) https://sicp.sourceacademy.org/sicpjs.pdf https://sicp.sourceacademy.org/sicpjs.pdf (JavaScript edition)
- dijit 3y agoI have this book, it's very... lispy.
- batguano 3y agoThe second edition uses Python rather the the first edition which uses the Lisp dialect Scheme.
- rgrmrts 3y agoThe second edition uses JavaScript I thought? Unless there’s also a python edition
- ChristianGeek 3y agoThere’s an unofficial Python version floating around, but you’re better off with one of the Scheme versions.
- rgrmrts 3y agoI like the Scheme version :) haven’t worked through the newer one. I do understand their impetus for it though (even if I personally don’t agree with it).
- Jtsummers 3y agoThe second edition of SICP uses Scheme (there were two editions with Scheme). The new edition uses Javascript.