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The Scheme Programming Language, ANSI Scheme by R. Kent Dybvig

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This book is a straightforward, no-nonsense introduction to Scheme, and in its second edition brings the material up to date with respect to the ANSI standard. It covers the properties and features of Scheme; Scheme programming for the novice and advanced Scheme programmer; and Scheme's procedures and syntactic forms.

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First published January 1, 1987

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June 26, 2008
As its title indicates, The Scheme Programming Language is to the ANSI Scheme programming language what The C Programming Language is to ANSI C. I leaned on Dybvig's reference heavily when I implemented an ANSI Scheme interpreter as part of an intermediate programming course in C++. It was indispensable, clarifying language subtleties for me repeatedly. When I later implemented basic neural networks in Scheme for another course, I once again found The Scheme Programming Language a tremendous resource. Any changes to ANSI Scheme that may have occurred since 1997 notwithstanding, I highly recommend this book.
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January 14, 2018
Some great reference books do a good job of also being an introduction to complex parts. This book is just a good reference book.
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92 reviews49 followers
September 6, 2018
Paul Graham ví học LISP/Scheme hiểu về programming như học chữ Hy-La để đọc cổ văn vậy

anw, cuốn này tưởng chỉ là ref book nhưng thấy nhiều thứ hay ho vãi
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3 reviews1 follower
November 1, 2016
Good reference. This book is more like a reference manual actually. Some of the extended examples are interesting.
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