Wizard Book Computer Science
Hal abelson s jerry sussman s and julie sussman s structure and interpretation of computer programs mit press 1984.
Wizard book computer science. So called because of the wizard on the jacket. Structure and interpretation of computer programs sicp is a computer science textbook by massachusetts institute of technology professors harold abelson and gerald jay sussman with julie sussman. It is known as the wizard book in hacker culture.
This book aims at enhancing the basic concepts in computer science in a way that the students can easily relate to the use of computers in the world around them. Alpha series based on windows 10 and ms office 2016 covers a wide range of applications including ms paint sketchup make scratch app development java and html. One of the bibles of the lisp scheme world.
Published in 1989 the book follows a young man torn from his world and career as a computer programmer and dumps his in the middle of a fantasy world on the brink of war.