Sounds like an awesome idea. Having practical examples would really help hammer the ideas into your head as well. I'm glad that people think the idea is good.

Sounds like an awesome idea. Having practical examples would really help hammer the ideas into your head as well. I'm glad that people think the idea is good. There is so much goodness in SICP (I only read halfway through it). I really think adding some external context like your suggestion kind of brings new life into the discussion. A lot of the concepts in the book are ageless, and it's instructive that we are still making the same mistakes today!