Read the full text online right now:
http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html
If you meant an investment of time, then, well yes. But SICP is really, really fun.
http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html
If you meant an investment of time, then, well yes. But SICP is really, really fun.
The best 20-hour introduction to CS you can find, or your money back!
I don't like reading entire books on the computer. It just feels better on paper ;)
Does anyone who feels the same have a kindle? Supposedly the screen is more like paper. Wondering how well that works...
(The killer feature of the Kindle, though, is the effortless buying feature. When you have to pay $30 and go to the store or wait 5 days for shipping, you tend to not buy books. When you can click a button and start reading on a paper-like screen instantly, it becomes much easier to read all the books that you've been "meaning to" read. But I digress.)