Ask HN: Which Scheme book to read?

Recommendations from 13 sampled comments out of 13 eligible comments. This page covers the sample, rather than the entire HN thread.

7 books

fadmmatt · Jan 1, 2010
SICP and HtDP are good for starting out.
tebeka · Dec 31, 2009
My vote goes to SICP as well
vorador · Dec 31, 2009
I second that. Sicp, though, is quite hard conceptually
jobeirne · Dec 31, 2009
But I would still go with SICP.
Kaizyn · Dec 31, 2009
they will not go into the same depth about the fundamentals of computer science you'll get from SICP
dragonquest · Dec 31, 2009
really prepares you for SICP
elbenshira · Dec 31, 2009
I'd start with The Little Schemer. It's short and concise. Plus, I think you'll have more fun with The Little Schemer.
Kaizyn · Dec 31, 2009
I would recommend you start with The Little Schemer
samdk · Dec 31, 2009
I have read The Little Schemer. It's my favorite programming book.
fadmmatt · Jan 1, 2010
SICP and HtDP are good for starting out.
Kaizyn · Dec 31, 2009
advance to either How To Design Programs as suggested before SICP
dragonquest · Dec 31, 2009
try "How to Design Programs" (HTDP) by Felleisen et al as an introduction to Scheme
Mathnerd314 · Dec 31, 2009
I suggest Practical Common Lisp.
Kaizyn · Dec 31, 2009
follow up with The Seasoned Schemer
Kaizyn · Dec 31, 2009
These two will give you a good feel for some aspects of Scheme programming
dragonquest · Dec 31, 2009
I'd highly recommend "Common Lisp: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation" by David S. Touretzky.