SERIOUS SATORI THREAD

DISCUSSION TOPICS :
HOW DID YOU ACHIEVE SATORI ?
WHAT DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU ACHIEVED SATORI ?
HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW YOU ACHIEVED SATORI ?
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU READ SICP ?
WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT CONCEPTS OF SCHEME ?
WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED IN SICP ?
WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT SICP ?

HOW DID YOU ACHIEVE SATORI ?
I was a Cfag. I thought I knew programming, but was ignorant. Then I saw PHP and learnt it to write my web sight. But I took it seriously, not like a webmaster. I saw lists and dictionaries. I saw dynamic typing. I wanted more of that. I jumped onto Python. That's when I finally discovered real programming. Then I read SICP and learnt Scheme, and achieved Satori.

WHAT DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU ACHIEVED SATORI ?
Extreme accomplishment, enlightenment and relief from my mundane pains.

HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW YOU ACHIEVED SATORI ?
I feel I no longer need to program and fight against anything, as I have realized the way everything can be done, but when I need a specific program done, I do it blissfully, as the whole program already existed in my mind even before I was asked to do it.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU READ SICP ?
One.

WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT CONCEPTS OF SCHEME ?
Lists, first-class functions, dynamic typing with parametric polymorphism, homoiconicity, and the ability to use the right tool for the right job: functional programming, imperative programming, objects, metaprogramming, anything you need.

WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED IN SICP ?
Nothing really, but I'd welcome pictures and bios for spiritual leaders Sussman and Abelson. They'd make people feel closer to pure illumination and raw knowledge. More laughing at other languages and Microsoft for comic relief too.

WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT SICP ?
Everything.