Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP)

> **Wizard Book** n. Hal Abelson's, Jerry Sussman's and Julie Sussman's Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (MIT Press, 1984; ISBN 0-262-01077-1), an excellent computer science text used in introductory courses at MIT. So called because of the wizard on the jacket. One of the bibles of the LISP/Scheme world. Also, less commonly, known as the Purple Book. *from The New Hacker's Dictionary, 2nd edition (MIT Press, 1993)*

Year

1985

Language

English

Series

The MIT electrical engineering and computer science series

Publisher

MIT Press

Editions

13

Reader rating

4.4 / 5 (28)

Pages

542

ISBN

9780262010771

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