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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs has had a dramatic impact on computer science curricula over the past decade. This long-awaited revision contains changes throughout the text.There are new implementations of most of the major programming systems in the book, including the interpreters and compilers, and the authors have incorporated many small changes that reflect their experience teaching the course at MIT since the first edition was published.A new theme has been introduced that emphasizes the central role played by different approaches to dealing with time in computational models: objects with state, concurrent programming, functional programming and lazy evaluation, and nondeterministic programming. There are new example sections on higher-order procedures in graphics and on applications of stream processing in numerical programming, and many new exercises.In addition, all the programs have been reworked to run in any Scheme implementation that adheres to the IEEE standard.This book sold over 42,000 copies world wide in the 1st edition with its revolutionary new approach to computer programming. This cheaper paperback edition is only available outside the USA. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs has had a dramatic impact on computer science curricula over the past decade. This long-awaited revision contains changes throughout the text. There are new implementations of most of the major programming systems in the book, including the interpreters and compilers, and the authors have incorporated many small changes that reflect their experience teaching the course at MIT since the first edition was published.
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Hal Abelson is Class of 1922 Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a fellow of the IEEE. He is a founding director of Creative Commons, Public Knowledge, and theFree Software Foundation. Additionally, he serves as co-chair for the MIT Council on Educational Technology.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The MIT Press; 2 edition (15 August 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 688 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0262510871
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0262510875
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.86 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm
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    Gerald Jay Sussman (February 8, 1947) is the Panasonic Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He received his S.B. and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from MIT in 1968 and 1973 respectively. He has been involved in artificial intelligence research at MIT since 1964. His research has centered on understanding the problem-solving strategies used by scientists and engineers, with the goals of automating parts of the process and formalizing it to provide more effective methods of science and engineering education. Sussman has also worked in computer languages, in computer architecture and in VLSI design.

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Jorge
5.0 out of 5 stars Entendimiento general de bases de programación
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De momento voy en el 2do. capitulo del libro. Tiene bastantes ejercicios por hacer que creo aumentan enormemente la comprensión de lo que el autor habla, por lo que es un punto bueno a comentar, ya que eso es material para bastante tiempo. En general me gusta cómo presenta los conceptos el autor, porque si bien algunas cosas suelen ser "conocidas" como los "procedures", el autor lo presenta de manera que te hace comprender por qué están ahí y por qué tienen valor en un lenguaje de programación.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Un clásico
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Qué puedo decir de este libro. Un imprescindible en cualquier biblioteca de ciencias de la computación
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book - classic, still worth reading
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I never used this book at Uni, and always developed either Haskell/Scala or C++; this is great way to review algorithms using LISP.
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 This has been recommended as the best introduction to Programming and CS by many prominent Computer Scientists and programmers alike.

I see why.

This book is one of the most thought provoking and informative books that I have ever read about programming.

It teaches you programming from ground up including advanced programming techniques such as metaprogramming.

Now, be aware that this book is hard. But it is hard in a very responsible way. I mean, many STEM books teach you some concepts- only the basics, and then leave you to solve exercises that you cannot practically solve without the help of professors or TAs. Or without seeking help from the internet.

This book is not that. It is very responsible and self-contained in a way that you can solve all the problems in this book just by reading this book and working through examples. The exercises are not easy, and requires severe brainstorming and trying, but I assure you can solve all of them without any help or hints. I love the way the book is very responsible.

And if you carefully read through the books and solve all the problems, you will literally transform as a programmer. Your improvements and understanding of the field will be immense.

This is going to be hard. So embrace yourself.

The months I worked through the book, were one of the best learning periods of my life. I enjoyed it a lot.

Two tips for future buyers-

1. Do not use Scheme even if the book tells you to. Use Racket programming language which is a modern superset of Scheme. You will be able to do with Racket everything you would have been able to do with Scheme. Use the drracket IDE or a text editor of your choice.

2. There's an MIT OpenCourseWare video lecture series on this book. Look for it. I highly recommend them.

Finally, if you are unable to finish this book, do not worry. There are plenty of successful software professionals out there who have not read this book.

But if you want to embrace the hard journey of becoming a great programmer, then this book is for you. If you want to have deep fun for some months, this book is for you.

Some comments on the product.

- I bought an old book for ₹500+, and it is as good as new. It is literally a new book. Only 1 inch of the plastic in the cover were torn which I solved through glue. I am very happy to get this book for ₹500+. I would have returned the faulty book if I bought a new one, for sure.

- Pages are very thin, as this book is locally printed. But don't fret on that. Just rejoice that you can buy this great book in India in ₹800+. This is a great deal.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best book you will ever read on Programming
Reviewed in India on 28 June 2021
This has been recommended as the best introduction to Programming and CS by many prominent Computer Scientists and programmers alike.

I see why.

This book is one of the most thought provoking and informative books that I have ever read about programming.

It teaches you programming from ground up including advanced programming techniques such as metaprogramming.

Now, be aware that this book is hard. But it is hard in a very responsible way. I mean, many STEM books teach you some concepts- only the basics, and then leave you to solve exercises that you cannot practically solve without the help of professors or TAs. Or without seeking help from the internet.

This book is not that. It is very responsible and self-contained in a way that you can solve all the problems in this book just by reading this book and working through examples. The exercises are not easy, and requires severe brainstorming and trying, but I assure you can solve all of them without any help or hints. I love the way the book is very responsible.

And if you carefully read through the books and solve all the problems, you will literally transform as a programmer. Your improvements and understanding of the field will be immense.

This is going to be hard. So embrace yourself.

The months I worked through the book, were one of the best learning periods of my life. I enjoyed it a lot.

Two tips for future buyers-

1. Do not use Scheme even if the book tells you to. Use Racket programming language which is a modern superset of Scheme. You will be able to do with Racket everything you would have been able to do with Scheme. Use the drracket IDE or a text editor of your choice.

2. There's an MIT OpenCourseWare video lecture series on this book. Look for it. I highly recommend them.

Finally, if you are unable to finish this book, do not worry. There are plenty of successful software professionals out there who have not read this book.

But if you want to embrace the hard journey of becoming a great programmer, then this book is for you. If you want to have deep fun for some months, this book is for you.

Some comments on the product.

- I bought an old book for ₹500+, and it is as good as new. It is literally a new book. Only 1 inch of the plastic in the cover were torn which I solved through glue. I am very happy to get this book for ₹500+. I would have returned the faulty book if I bought a new one, for sure.

- Pages are very thin, as this book is locally printed. But don't fret on that. Just rejoice that you can buy this great book in India in ₹800+. This is a great deal.
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5.0 out of 5 stars good stuff
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