What will I learn from SICP?

The amazing thing about SICP is that all of those more complex data structures are replicated with a single compound data constructor. The basic idea is that “if we know how to glue together two things, we can glue together infinite things.” Not only that, but we glue things together with “nothing”.

What is the structure of a computer program?

A Structure is one of the 5 data types in programming. A structure is used to represent information about something more complicated than a single number, character, or boolean can do (and more complicated than an array of the above data types can do).

Why is SICP important?

SICP is about standing back from the details to learn big-picture ways to think about the programming process. It focused attention on the central idea of abstraction — finding general patterns from specific problems and building software tools that embody each pattern.

What language is used in SICP?

English
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs/Original languages

How does program design structure help you?

Most models of computer programming explain the programmer’s behoviour by a single design strategy. This article presents o cognitive architecture that uses cue-based search to model multiple design strategies including procedural, func- tional, means-end or focal, and opportunistic design.

How do you design a program structure?

Fundamentals of Program Design

1. First, design the program’s component structure with three components, organized in a model-view-controller pattern.
2. Next, decide what form of data structure (array, table, set, list, tree, etc.) will hold the program’s data.

How long does it take to read Sicp?

Its about 20-24 hours worth of watching. Following this I started reading the book and implementing the exercises and the projects in the chapters (register machine, logic programming etc.) in Common Lisp.

What language is SICP in?