logoalt Hacker News

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Video Lectures (1986)

132 pointsby gjvcyesterday at 11:57 PM12 commentsview on HN

Comments

neilvtoday at 2:45 AM

If you want to work through SICP, you can use MIT Scheme, but another option is to use Racket or DrRacket, with this add-on package: https://docs.racket-lang.org/sicp-manual/

show 2 replies
dirteater_today at 4:35 AM

I tried SICP straight from the book once, but I think the lectures are much better and the book acts as a supplemental reference.

show 2 replies
mbrezutoday at 5:25 AM

These sound a little better than I remember. I wonder if the sound was cleaned up?

bloppetoday at 4:58 AM

Cannot recommend these enough. Watch the first one and you'll be hooked

songbird23today at 5:26 AM

Should I do the JS or Scheme SICP

show 2 replies
aligutierreztoday at 4:51 AM

interesting approach to SICP.

tangsoupgallerytoday at 2:23 AM

These 1986 lectures are the definitive SICP experience — the Hal and Gerry show at its peak. The presentation quality holds up remarkably well, and seeing the metacircular evaluator built live is something no textbook can fully capture. For those who find the book dense, these lectures provide the pacing and intuition that make the abstractions click.