44 Weeks of SICP When I first began seriously to program a year and a half ago, one of the best things I did was to read and work through all of the exercises in Allen B. Downey’s . In order to keep myself accountable and track my progress later, I kept a blog that I updated almost every day with notes and my answers to all of the exercises. Now that I’m working full time as a developer, I won’t be able to tackle with the same daily dedication; however, I’m going to attempt to implement the same format of approach to the textbook and its exercises and see how things go. learning Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist SICP Why SICP? This and this cover all of my reasons and then some for wanting to read and really learn from SICP. Perhaps my main motivation, though, is the fact that at my first job (whose opinions about and approach to software development I deeply respect) mentioned SICP in passing by far more times than any other text during my three month apprenticeship. Since that time almost a year ago, it’s been in the back of my mind as a book that I someday needed to read. Quora answer/discussion review my mentor Structure and Goals Read and work through all of the exercises for (e.g. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc.) (22 subsections * 2 weeks = 44 weeks total) one major subsection every two weeks Record my notes for each subsection, any questions or struggles, and my answers to all of the exercises in a Medium post Github Repo https://github.com/bolducp/SICP Resources I’ll mostly be using the hard copy of SICP that my partner and I own. I’m also impressed with the formatting of these two online editions of the text: and . Unofficial ebook version Interactive version Many people have blogged about their processes of reading SICP before me. I’ll likely turn to their blogs when looking to confirm or challenge my own exercise solutions. I’m undecided as of yet regarding whether I’ll also watch the original lecture videos that accompanied the text (available on ). MIT’s course page is how hackers start their afternoons. We’re a part of the family. We are now and happy to opportunities. Hacker Noon @AMI accepting submissions discuss advertising & sponsorship To learn more, , , or simply, read our about page like/message us on Facebook tweet/DM @HackerNoon. If you enjoyed this story, we recommend reading our and . Until next time, don’t take the realities of the world for granted! latest tech stories trending tech stories
