Haven't actually done the book. Can vouch for the lectures[1] though. Very much worth it to get a different perspective on various language structures I had jus

Haven't actually done the book. Can vouch for the lectures[1] though. Very much worth it to get a different perspective on various language structures I had just taken for granted. Watching 2-3 of these will probably answer your question. [1] https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.001/abelson-sussman-lectures/ https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.001/abelson-sussm...