Why I Still Read SICP
Every few years I return to Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. Not for the refresher—the ideas are old friends—but because it remains the clearest account I know of what programming actually is.
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Every few years I return to Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. Not for the refresher—the ideas are old friends—but because it remains the clearest account I know of what programming actually is.
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