#1 in the ranking · technical · 1985
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Year by year
Peak: 78 mentions in 2011
Mentions per year: 2007: 16; 2008: 35; 2009: 68; 2010: 67; 2011: 78; 2012: 47; 2013: 47; 2014: 55; 2015: 40; 2016: 40; 2017: 54; 2018: 51; 2019: 65; 2020: 51; 2021: 58; 2022: 76; 2023: 30; 2024: 51; 2025: 15; 2026: 8.
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The recommendations in this thread so far do suggest a lot of nice books - CS:APP and SICP - but given your description of previous struggles with more academic stuff, along with the request for "practical examples or projects",…
Hacker News · 2024 · in “Ask HN: Book recommendations for CS fundamentals for a self-taught programmer?” · see comment ↗
I /highly/ recommend SICP as a first introduction to programming.
Hacker News · 2022 · in “How to recommend books, or, stop recommending SICP” · see comment ↗
Also, as jes noted in another comment, SICP (Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs) is a must-have and must-read.
Hacker News · 2021 · in “Ask HN: What are some of the best well-written books on computer science?” · see comment ↗
For a textbook that hits lots of these basics, though, SICP comes highly recommended and is free online: [link] .
Stack Exchange · 2014 · in “What CS Textbooks should I buy?” · by usul · CC BY-SA 3.0 · see comment ↗
I think Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs is a great book to read.
Stack Exchange · 2012 · in “Is the book "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" a good read for Java programmers?” · by Jörg W Mittag · CC BY-SA 3.0 · see comment ↗
When All else fails read "Structure and interpretation of Computer programs" One of the best books ever on programming.
Stack Exchange · 2011 · in “What are some really tough programming books?” · by Zachary K · CC BY-SA 3.0 · see comment ↗
Se você está interessado em criar sua própria linguagem de programação e deseja não apenas entender a teoria, mas também a prática, recomendo fortemente o livro "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" (SICP).
TabNews · 2023 · see comment ↗
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP)
TabNews · 2025 · in “✨ 7 Livros Para Sair da Mediocridade na Programação” · see comment ↗
Recentemente tenho lido os livros Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective e Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, e lido sobre Refatoração: Aperfeiçoando o Design de Códigos Existentes, O mítico homem-mês:…
TabNews · 2023 · in “[DÚVIDA] Quais livros todo programador deve ler?” · see comment ↗