Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (lectures)

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39 points·helwr··6 comments

There are some webcasts for these available too.

http://webcast.berkeley.edu/course_details_new.php?seriesid=...

Don't know if they run in parallel completely, but could be handy.

SICP is such an incredibly clear book, I've never really understood the need for the lectures - but then again, different people have different learning styles. I guess some people prefer to sit through X hours of lectures than to read through Y hours of a book...

Agreed. Though the videos are easier to consume on a crowded subway: http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.001/abelson-sussma...

Plus, if you make it to the end he puts on his robe and wizard hat. (Can't believe I got to type that sentence for real!)

They're complementary. I read the book and watched the movie, and I certainly wouldn't recommend the lectures as a replacement for the book, but they do support each other. Also, the Abelson and Sussman lectures are simply charming.

It would've been funny if the authors had agreed with you about lectures being unnecessary and had never taught the course they wrote the book for!

These lectures were geared more toward budding computer scientists, whereas I feel that SICP was geared more towards experienced programmers. Hope they reach that target audience :).

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