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Racket and Scheme are full of these things that appear a little unhinged but then you realize that it's all built from a few very simple principles.
by rvense 2y ago
Racket and Scheme are full of these things that appear a little unhinged but then you realize that it's all built from a few very simple principles.
- WillAdams 2y agoI am listening to the MIT OCW lecture "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" EDIT: which uses Scheme https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/6-001-structure-and-interpretation-of-computer-programs-spring-2005/video_galleries/video-lectures/ https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/6-001-structure-and-interpretati... and reading the matching text: https://web.mit.edu/6.001/6.037/sicp.pdf https://web.mit.edu/6.001/6.037/sicp.pdf and it's been fascinating seeing each thing get built up from first principles. Previous discussions here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24428907 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24428907 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36475852 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36475852 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40698906 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40698906