false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170211338m/43713.jpg 43713 4 Abelson and Sussman's classic <I>Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs</I> teaches readers how to program by employing the tools of abstraction and modularity. The authors' central philosophy is that programming is the task of breaking large problems into small ones. The book spends a great deal of time considering both this decomposition and the process of knitting the smaller pieces back together.<P> The authors employ this philosophy in their writing technique. The text asks the broad question "What is programming?" Having come to the conclusion that programming consists of procedures and data, the authors set off to explore the related questions of "What is data?" and "What is a procedure?"<P> The authors build up the simple notion of a procedure to dizzying complexity. The discussion culminates in the description of the code behind the programming language Scheme. The authors finish with examples of how to implement some of the book's concepts on a register machine. Through this journey, the reader not only learns how to program, but also how to think about programming. 871745 1996 Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) total:94|5:65|4:22|3:5|2:1|1:1| 94 431 245 18 5 1 false false Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Dec 09 12:09:19 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 09 12:15:39 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1991 Thu Jan 08 17:22:41 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 17:24:42 -0800 2009 1 0 0 false false Sun Oct 04 10:58:36 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 10:58:36 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 1990 Fri Mar 06 13:39:39 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 13:43:31 -0800 2009 ]]> 0 0 false false Tue Dec 16 19:13:23 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 19:14:23 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Oct 07 18:03:17 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 18:04:14 -0700 2009 ]]> 5 0 false false Fri Nov 21 02:21:46 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 02:22:14 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed May 06 20:26:35 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 20:31:29 -0700 2009 http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/b...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 02 17:17:11 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 17:17:28 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 26 07:38:44 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 07:38:44 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 11:35:12 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 11:38:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 02 20:36:42 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 11 09:47:02 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 09:48:38 -0700 2007
Wowsers, this book exposes some occult programming concepts and gives a solid grounding in how programming languages work.

Scheme is the programming language used for exposition.]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 30 12:23:52 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 12:25:37 -0700 2008 true fundamentals are presented in a well structured curriculum and learning scheme is mental steroids for programmers.]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 06 07:52:18 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 07:55:24 -0700 2008
It may be a little tough for beginners, but I feel that if you know enough to get through the first chapter or so, you will be set. ]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 24 12:18:42 -0700 2007 Sun Feb 01 14:37:46 -0800 2009
If you are a programmer and like to study up on computer science topics, I highly recommend this book!]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 01 21:10:58 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 15 14:59:38 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 12:03:31 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 14 21:53:59 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 21:53:59 -0700 2008 http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/b...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jul 03 06:06:41 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 06:06:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 11:06:39 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 11:06:39 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 20 11:33:52 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 11:33:52 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=43713