Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
by Harold Abelson
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“Techwise, I have a certain permanent love for Knuth's magnum opus (The Art of Computer Programming,), but find Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs easier to read endtoend quickly | This is one of the great classics of computer science. I bought my first copy 15 years ago, and I still don't feel I have learned everything the book has to teach.”
Source →“Techwise, I have a certain permanent love for Knuth's magnum opus (The Art of Computer Programming,), but find Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs easier to read endtoend quickly | This is one of the great classics of computer science. I bought my first copy 15 years ago, and I still don't feel I have learned everything the book has to teach.”
Source →“Techwise, I have a certain permanent love for Knuth's magnum opus (The Art of Computer Programming,), but find Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs easier to read endtoend quickly | This is one of the great classics of computer science. I bought my first copy 15 years ago, and I still don't feel I have learned everything the book has to teach.”
Source →Recommended by 5 notable people, including Paul Graham and Patrick Collison
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Recommended by 8 sources and appears in Computer Science, Programming, and Books Recommended by Paul Graham.
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs has had a dramatic impact on computer science curricula over the past decade. This longawaited revision contains changes throughout the text. There are new implementations of most of the major Programming, systems in the book, including the interpreters and compilers, and the authors have incorporat...
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Recommended by 8 sources and appears in Computer Science, Programming, and Books Recommended by Paul Graham.
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“Techwise, I have a certain permanent love for Knuth's magnum opus (The Art of Computer Programming,), but find Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs easier to read endtoend quickly | This is one of the great classics of computer science. I bought my first copy 15 years ago, and I still don't feel I have learned everything the book has to teach.”
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