Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Video Lectures (1986)
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by neilv
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If you want to work through SICP, you can use MIT Scheme, but another option is to use Racket or DrRacket, with this add-on package: https://docs.racket-lang.org/sicp-manual/
by sanmarzano
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Every programmer should learn LISP. or at least give an earnest attempt to study it. The vast majority of applied programmers only know how to think like C programmers (procedural). LISP is a “beautiful” language in that it is about concepts, not hardware. Totally changed my brain when I worked on a graduate project for a few years at my Alma mater in 1990.
by dirteater_
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I tried SICP straight from the book once, but I think the lectures are much better and the book acts as a supplemental reference.
by ozten
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I worked through these videos and the full book. Via news groups I organized an in-person study group. What a blast and a big unlock for me. The study group started having attrition about halfway through the book.
by xenadu02
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You don't have to do the exercises or follow along with the book. No matter if you are new to the field or have decades of experience: almost everyone would benefit from watching these videos if they haven't already (or done an SICP course).
by j_m_b
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This is how I learned lisp. I then went on to learn Clojure and built a career around it.
by bloppe
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Cannot recommend these enough. Watch the first one and you'll be hooked
by midtake
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Reading SICP was some of the best advice I got from /g/
by xqb64
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What could someone interested in systems programming gain from this?
by boobsbr
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The audio is so bad on these lectures.
Is there any way to clean them up?
by mbrezu
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These sound a little better than I remember. I wonder if the sound was cleaned up?
by Aejkatappaja
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I always recommend these lectures, awesome!
by songbird23
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Should I do the JS or Scheme SICP
by aligutierrez
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interesting approach to SICP.
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by tangsoupgallery
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These 1986 lectures are the definitive SICP experience — the Hal and Gerry show at its peak. The presentation quality holds up remarkably well, and seeing the metacircular evaluator built live is something no textbook can fully capture. For those who find the book dense, these lectures provide the pacing and intuition that make the abstractions click.
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