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Re:Ask HN: Best value Comp. Sc. book for 100€? by glimshe on Sunday July 02, 2023 @05:49PM (#36566153)
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. If you can only buy one book about Computer Science in your life, that's the one to get. It's not dirt cheap (even used), but it's an incredible value nonetheless:

https://www.amazon.com/Structure-Interpretation-Computer-Pro...

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Re:Ask HN: Best value Comp. Sc. book for 100€? by SinePost on Sunday July 02, 2023 @05:54PM (#36566200)
It is also available to read online for free.

https://web.mit.edu/6.001/6.037/sicp.pdf (Second edition)

https://sicp.sourceacademy.org/sicpjs.pdf (JavaScript edition)

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Re:Ask HN: Best value Comp. Sc. book for 100€? by dijit on Sunday July 02, 2023 @06:28PM (#36566467)
I have this book, it's very... lispy.
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Re:Ask HN: Best value Comp. Sc. book for 100€? by batguano on Sunday July 02, 2023 @08:08PM (#36567158)
The second edition uses Python rather the the first edition which uses the Lisp dialect Scheme.
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Re:Ask HN: Best value Comp. Sc. book for 100€? by Jtsummers on Sunday July 02, 2023 @08:28PM (#36567301)
The second edition of SICP uses Scheme (there were two editions with Scheme). The new edition uses Javascript.
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Re:Ask HN: Best value Comp. Sc. book for 100€? by rgrmrts on Sunday July 02, 2023 @08:27PM (#36567291)
The second edition uses JavaScript I thought? Unless there’s also a python edition
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Re:Ask HN: Best value Comp. Sc. book for 100€? by ChristianGeek on Monday July 03, 2023 @12:40AM (#36568943)
There’s an unofficial Python version floating around, but you’re better off with one of the Scheme versions.
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Re:Ask HN: Best value Comp. Sc. book for 100€? by rgrmrts on Monday July 03, 2023 @01:28PM (#36576205)
I like the Scheme version :) haven’t worked through the newer one. I do understand their impetus for it though (even if I personally don’t agree with it).
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