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Title: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) by Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, Julie Sussman ISBN: 0-262-01153-0 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 25 July, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.28 (134 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Extraordinarily good as an intro to CS text
Comment: ...not an intro to programming, mind you, but an intro to computer *science*. Rather than giving a few tips, tricks, and pointers, this book teaches the *fundamentals* of computer science. Beginners looking for a quick and dirty way to learn programming should look elsewhere. If all you care about is the quickest path from zero to mediocre skill in programming, skip this book. However, if you actually want to be any good at programming and be able to *fully* understand what's going on, this book is an EXCELLENT investment, not only in terms of cash, but in terms of the time you spend reading it. My first introduction to this book was as an EECS major at U.C. Berkeley in '91. I can't stress enough the incredible advantage you will have after reading this book over someone who took the path of least resistance and learned programming from a Teach Yourself In 21 Days book. Anybody can learn how to program, but it's literally impossible to be a truly *good* programmer without a rock-solid understanding of the fundamentals, and that's precisely what this book is good for.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Exceptional Book
Comment: SICP is a great book. If you are a patient reader and willing to work the exercises, then this is the single best book you could read about programming in general and about the Scheme dialect of Lisp in particular. I found it well-written, thorough and clear.
Read this book with an open mind. It is not "Teach Yourself Programming in 21 Days". Many people don't appreciate programming theory; they would rather get on with it and start programming. If you are one of these, then you may find yourself irritated by the theory SICP includes. However, if you want to excel as a programmer it is worth taking the time to learn the theory. Some ideas may penetrate slowly but when they do, the rewards will make up for the effort.
This book can be used as an introductory computer programming text, but I suspect that students won't get full benefit until they have a couple of years of programming experience under their belt.
This book will make you a MUCH better programmer--something that the many books that teach a programming language but ignore computing principles can not do.
Rating: 5
Summary: An absolutely amazing book
Comment: However gave this book low ratings just doesn't get it
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Title: Instructor's Manual t/a Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition by Julie Sussman ISBN: 0262692201 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 15 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: The Little Schemer - 4th Edition by Daniel P. Friedman, Matthias Felleisen ISBN: 0262560992 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 21 December, 1995 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Programming and Computing by Matthias Felleisen, Robert Bruce Findler, Matthew Flatt, Shriram Krishnamurthi ISBN: 0262062186 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 12 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
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Title: Essentials of Programming Languages - 2nd Edition by Daniel P. Friedman, Mitchell Wand, Christopher T. Haynes ISBN: 0262062178 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 29 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: The Seasoned Schemer by Daniel P. Friedman, Matthias Felleisen ISBN: 026256100X Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 21 December, 1995 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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