Background: this is the textbook used for a class at NUS (National University of Singapore). Previous iterations of the class, CS1101S, used the original scheme

Background: this is the textbook used for a class at NUS (National University of Singapore). Previous iterations of the class, CS1101S, used the original scheme version of SICP, but omitted chapters 4 and 5 in the interest of time. [1] I took the scheme version of the class and learned a ton. From what I've heard, the reasons for the switch included javascript being more practical and the previous professor deciding to take a break from teaching that class. Basically, many of the reasons overlap with that for Berkeley switching 61A from scheme to python [2]. I've also heard that the javascript version of the class is just as rigorous and challenging as the scheme version. Shameless plug: if you want an interactive version of SICP in the original scheme, check out http://xuanji.appspot.com/isicp/1-1-elements.html http://xuanji.appspot.com/isicp/1-1-elements.html [1] Which might explain why the lack of macros in javascript wasn't a concern [2] http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~bh/61a.html http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~bh/61a.html