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I wonder what a clever 14-year-old would make of an advanced introduction to programming, such as SICP. It's written for students only four years older, althoug
by johan_larson 12y ago
I wonder what a clever 14-year-old would make of an advanced introduction to programming, such as SICP. It's written for students only four years older, although those are very important four years.
Has anyone tried pointing a highschool student at that book?
- neilparikh 12y agoI read a little bit (only section 1.1, if I recall correctly) in high school (in grade 11, I think). I didn't get very far (mostly due to being busy with school work/forgetting about it), but I didn't find the parts I read too difficult. It doesn't assume much prerequiste knowledge.
- abecedarius 12y agoI'd suggest Turtle Geometry by Abelson and diSessa -- yes, same Abelson as SICP's. I only wish I'd had it as a teenager; it was still interesting when I got it in my 20s. Less advanced but also plausibly worthwhile: Brian Harvey's Computer Science Logo Style.
- ddp 12y agoI think my 14yo self would have loved SICP. I know I would have been able to process "The Little Schemer".
- jeffreyrogers 12y agoI tried reading it in high-school. I think I made it about 2 chapters in. To be honest I'm not a big fan of SICP, though I seem to be in the minority.