In the first lecture, Abelson says Computer Science is neither a science nor is it really about computers. Considering the current ML paradigm, maybe CS has finally earned its name as a science.
gjvc•14m ago
quite the opposite
xdavidliu•57m ago
i watched the lecture series during the pandemic and commented on many of the youtube videos. in at least one instance, a library function is used on the board that is not compatible with the current function signature in mit scheme.
tmtvl•50m ago
The SICP video lectures with Gerald Sussman and Harold Abelson got me into Scheme and from there on Lisp. Although now I'm wondering if this would be better as a 'Show HN' submission.
725686•11m ago
If you are into SICP, you would probably like a nicely formatted html version of the book:
hnarayanan•2h ago