If you do want to take a shot at becoming a "full-fledged hacker", here's a great way to start: http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html http://mi

If you do want to take a shot at becoming a "full-fledged hacker", here's a great way to start: http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html SICP uses Scheme (a Lisp dialect) and falls under the "deeply understand but not practical at the start" category.