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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (The Mit Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Series) - Hardcover

Abelson, Harold; Sussman, Gerald Jay; Sussman, Julie

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9780070004221: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (The Mit Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0070004226 ISBN 13: 9780070004221
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1984

Synopsis

Describes the LISP programming language, and covers basic procedures, data, and modularity

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About the Author

Hal Abelson is Class of 1922 Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a fellow of the IEEE. He is a founding director of Creative Commons, Public Knowledge, and the Free Software Foundation. Additionally, he serves as co-chair for the MIT Council on Educational Technology.

Review

"A truly modern introductory text which allows students to discuss the major interesting questions of today. It is a tribute to Professors Abelson and Sussman that they were willing to spend their valued research time to produce such a magnificent text. Controlling complexity, the major theme of the book, is a major concern of programming language designers and software engineers. Imperative, applicative, object-oriented, and logic-based are four trends of programming languages. Scheme allows examples of each.... This book is a rare achievement."
—Daniel P. Friedman, Indiana University

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Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Publication date
1984
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0070004226
ISBN 13 
9780070004221
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
542
Rating
  • 4.47 out of 5 stars
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