SICP actually a good resource? I am very slowly self…
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SICP actually a good resource?
I am very slowly self learning CS and so many people recommend SICP and a lot of people also say it’s outdated. I was just going to try it anyways until I saw a video of one of the authors explaining why they stopped teaching the course and why MIT replaced it with Python.
He said that computation turned from learning what everything does low level to essentially black box platforms. From this, I completely understand why some people say that there is no point of following through with SICP. However, isn’t that like saying there is no point of knowing C because you have Python? Surely it’s still a good book because it teaches fundamentals well right? Moreover, this sort of black box “here it is and how to use it but don’t ask more” is exactly why I hate my current course and take an interest in computer science.
What are some people’s experience with SICP? Rather as a CS student or self learnt? Advice would be much appreciated.
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I am very slowly self learning CS and so many people recommend SICP and a lot of people also say it’s outdated. I was just going to try it anyways until I saw a video of one of the authors explaining why they stopped teaching the course and why MIT replaced it with Python.
He said that computation turned from learning what everything does low level to essentially black box platforms. From this, I completely understand why some people say that there is no point of following through with SICP. However, isn’t that like saying there is no point of knowing C because you have Python? Surely it’s still a good book because it teaches fundamentals well right? Moreover, this sort of black box “here it is and how to use it but don’t ask more” is exactly why I hate my current course and take an interest in computer science.
What are some people’s experience with SICP? Rather as a CS student or self learnt? Advice would be much appreciated.
#technology
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