On 2007-06-22, Douglas Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Neil Cerutti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> That said, I wouldn't give up the summer I spent studying _Simply >> Scheme_. > > Sounds like fun. Is this like a kinder, gentler version of SICP?
No, it is a prequel. Along with "How to Design Programs" it is meant specifically as a primer for SICP, and an introduction to computer science. > I'm not sure, though, that I could have learned computer > science properly without the immortal characters of Ben > Bittwiddler and Harry Reasoner intruding into every problem > set. http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=3662 _Simply Scheme_ has the cute Little Computer People, and amusing cartoons. If you aren't a Rolling Stones, Beatles, or Monty Python fan then the examples may seem arbitrary. The authors chose to make most of their exercises and examples about manipulating sentences, rather than computing math functions. It won't much other than a nice diversion if you've already mastered the material in SICP. -- Neil Cerutti Low Self-Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 to 8:30 p.m. Please use the back door. --Church Bulletin Blooper -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
