Why Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Matters

Re:Why Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Mat... by ookdatnog on Monday June 17, 2024 @05:03AM (#40703686)

I think it is, and if you don't want to take my word for it, John Carmack thinks the same :)

There's an old video [0] where he talks in-depth about his explorations of functional programming. It's perhaps a bit more about Haskell than about SICP, but in it he's also quite enthusiastic about what a veteran programmer can still learn from this book.

[0] https://youtu.be/1PhArSujR_A?si=OD8pGYsoGC7RXPVG&t=125

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Re:Why Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Mat... by ricksunny on Monday June 17, 2024 @07:43AM (#40704598)

Did he study it before or after Doom?

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Re:Why Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Mat... by mpalmer on Monday June 17, 2024 @07:56AM (#40704681)

This question is answered immediately in the linked video.

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Re:Why Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Mat... by replygirl on Monday June 17, 2024 @08:01AM (#40704716)

this takes a lot longer to type than before or after

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Re:Why Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Mat... by vitus on Monday June 17, 2024 @09:07AM (#40705248)

11 minutes in, he mentions SICP as a book that he ended up working through exercises "in the past year" (so 2012 timeframe, well after the original Doom but before the reboot).

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Re:Why Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Mat... by ricksunny on Monday June 17, 2024 @12:25PM (#40707468)

Thank you! :) Provides helpful context vis-a-vis evaluating possible critical-path enabling / contributing factors to achieving a key milestone.

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Re:Why Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Mat... by mpalmer on Monday June 17, 2024 @09:24AM (#40705393)

Think how long it would have taken to click the link!

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Re:Why Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Mat... by ricksunny on Monday June 17, 2024 @12:28PM (#40707519)

(About 9 minutes, acc. to the parallel subthread. My time on this thread is about 90 seconds so far not incl this current comment.)

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Re:Why Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Mat... by mpalmer on Monday June 17, 2024 @12:55PM (#40707927)

Still haven't clicked it, huh? If you did you'd see that the link takes you to straight to the moment in the video where he starts talking about functional programming.

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Re:Why Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Mat... by Zambyte on Monday June 17, 2024 @08:59AM (#40705186)

I don't have time to watch the video right now, but according to gpt watching the video for me: after.

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