> A programming language is a method for conveying instructions to a machine. The preface of SICP disagrees (see http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/front/node3.html

> A programming language is a method for conveying instructions to a machine. The preface of SICP disagrees (see http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/front/node3.html http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/front/node3.html ), with a quote many, many programmers can quote in spirit if not to the letter.