false 548914 1 This delightful book leads you through the basic elements of programming in Scheme (a Lisp dialect) via a series of dialogues with well-chosen questions and exercises. Besides teaching Scheme, <I>The Little Schemer</I> teaches the reader how to think about computation. The authors focus on ten essential concepts of thinking about how to compute and demonstrate how to apply these concepts in inventive ways. <I>The Little Schemer</I> is an excellent book both for the beginner and for the seasoned programmer. 536162 21 12 1995 The Little Schemer - 4th Edition total:48|5:1|4:2|3:0|2:0|1:0| 48 216 107 13 5 0 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 03:11:25 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 03:45:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Feb 19 09:36:09 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 09:42:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jan 23 09:50:23 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 10:16:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 14:48:08 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 22:04:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 04 20:49:16 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 06:01:41 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 16 00:55:02 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 00:56:52 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 31 06:52:09 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 06:53:02 -0800 2009 I'm not enjoying it - too much work.]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 14 08:50:56 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 08:51:57 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Jun 07 22:55:38 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 23:19:31 -0700 2008
It's a trick.

After awhile, you notice the pace goes slower and slower. Trying to work through the last few chapters is like trying to drink a sledgehammer.

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