Re:Sussman Explains the End of SICP
by dragonwriter on Saturday February 04, 2023 @04:20PM
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> While it is still possible to write code from scratch, that is usually not a productive use of time.
The thing you use to “glue components together” is as much code as the components themselves are, and the techniques used in connecting them run the full gamut of programming skills.
SICP may not be the best pedagogical tool available today, because the space of options in programming pedagogy has changed, too. But the skills it teaches are no less relevant.
The thing you use to “glue components together” is as much code as the components themselves are, and the techniques used in connecting them run the full gamut of programming skills.
SICP may not be the best pedagogical tool available today, because the space of options in programming pedagogy has changed, too. But the skills it teaches are no less relevant.