Top "Sicp" questions

SICP is the book Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman with Julie Sussman and published by the MIT Press.

What are the actual differences between Scheme and Common Lisp? (Or any other two dialects of Lisp)

Note: I am not asking which to learn, which is better, or anything like that. I picked up the free …

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Which lang packet is proper for SICP in Dr.Racket?

I'm trying with SICP and I got some code. So I started with: #lang scheme (word 'comp 'uter) Returned error: …

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Null value in Mit-Scheme?

Can anyone tell me what is the null value representation in mit-scheme? In the SICP book, it should be "nil" …

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Can I use Common Lisp for SICP or is Scheme the only option?

Also, even if I can use Common Lisp, should I? Is Scheme better?

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Materials for SICP with python?

I want to try out SICP with Python. Can any one point to materials (video.article...) that teaches Structure and …

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Dr Racket problems with SICP

I'm working through SICP. Currently, in the first chapter, I'm having problems getting Racket to let me redefine "primitives". For …

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What's the explanation for Exercise 1.6 in SICP?

I'm just beginning to work through SICP (on my own; this isn't for a class), and I've been struggling with …

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Which language would you use for the self-study of SICP?

I've caught the bug to learn functional programming for real. So my next self-study project is to work through the …

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Installing MIT Scheme on Windows 10 -- 'Requested Allocation is too large'

I'm trying to get Scheme going so I can work through "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" but I keep …

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