Why do you like this book so much? Sure, (most of) the ideas presented in the book are fairly important, though they're the sort of things you can pick up elsewhere. And also, there's nothing really special about lisp. Yes, it's an interesting language, but nothing to make a big deal about.
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Anonymous2009-06-28 14:51
>>1 though they're the sort of things you can pick up elsewhere
Oh and I'll add that that they can be learned in much greater detail. So if you've only read SICP, you probably know fuck all about analysis of algorithms.
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SICP has been discussed over and over. It's /prog/'s favorite book. If you want to delve in deeper I also suggest Donald Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming (TAOCP) for all your satori needs.
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Anonymous2009-06-28 18:26
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Knuth is kind of a twat. He's an adequate compiler of information, but there's no real insight or wisdom there. He barely comes up to the Sussman's ankles.
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Anonymous2009-06-28 19:11
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>>12 Sussman is kind of a twat. He's an adequate compiler of information, but there's no real insight or wisdom there. He barely comes up to the Knuth's ankles.
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FrozenVoid2009-06-29 2:22
SICP maybe good for teaching computer science and algorithm design, but its way less useful IRL then basic C/C++ library reference. If you can't design algos without books, you fail in programming anyway.