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by grugagag 2125 days ago
Was swapping Scheme for Python a good thing though? Scheme is a very good way to understand the concepts of CS in a more fundamental way. Python can be learned independently anyway through SICP.
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qwhelan 2125 days ago
IIRC, CS1 was a mandatory class for other majors (like MechE) and a course in Scheme was basically hazing from their perspective.

I forget if Scheme was moved to a later course or made optional.

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andymatuschak 2125 days ago
It was moved to a later course, thankfully. I’m a big SICP fan!

(Hi Chris!)

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