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wk_end · Jul 21, 2023
SICP's big mind-expanding thing is that it teaches CS 101 through the process of building, from within a computational system, an entirely new computational system
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wk_end · Jul 20, 2023
SICP is a great and mind-expanding book; but I came to it fairly late
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wk_end · Jul 20, 2023
HtDP is explicitly focused on teaching you patterns of thought that will help you create well-structured programs.
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wk_end · Jul 21, 2023
HtDP isn't really mind-blowing the same way SICP can be.
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