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

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460 points pieterr | 1 comments | 16 Nov 24 17:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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owl_vision ◴[16 Nov 24 19:52 UTC] No.42158747[source]▶
i'd also recommend "Concrete Abstractions: An Introduction to Computer Science using Scheme" by Max Hailperin, Barbara Keiser, Karl Knight.

http://www.gustavus.edu/+max/concrete-abstractions.html

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1. tmtvl ◴[17 Nov 24 20:20 UTC] No.42166845[source]▶
I'll second that recommendation, it's a bit like a gentle mixture between SICP and TAOCP. A very enjoyable read.