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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

by Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, Julie Sussman · 1996 · 657 pages

Patrick Collison
Patrick Collison
Paul Graham
Paul Graham
Recommended by 2 elites

Recommended by 2 Elites

Patrick Collison

Paul Graham

About This Book

A seminal computer science textbook that introduces fundamental principles of programming through the use of the Scheme dialect of Lisp. It explores techniques for managing intellectual complexity, including abstraction, modularity, and the implementation of interpreters and compilers.

Book Details

Published

1996

Pages

657

Language

en

ISBN

9780262510875

Awards & Recognition

ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award (2011)

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