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SICP: The only computer science book worth reading twice? (2010)

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460 points pieterr | 2 comments | 16 Nov 24 17:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.425s | source
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whobre ◴[16 Nov 24 20:02 UTC] No.42158823[source]▶
I don’t quite get the cult status of SICP. I read it and it’s a fine beginner programming book, but nothing more.
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liontwist ◴[16 Nov 24 22:11 UTC] No.42159817[source]▶
I don’t understand this comment. If you master the material you know more than 90% of engineers in the field.
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1. aleph_minus_one ◴[16 Nov 24 22:49 UTC] No.42160138[source]▶
> If you master the material you know more than 90% of engineers in the field.

Telling someone that he/she is smarter than 90% of the people is not a praise. :-)

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2. bdangubic ◴[16 Nov 24 22:54 UTC] No.42160177[source]▶
amen… just look at 90% of people at the DMV :-)