[solarmist]

I think this paper makes a good point. I know I personally wouldn't have been ready for SICP had I studied it as a freshman. There's too much assumed domain knowledge in the exercises and too much assumed design knowledge in the sections, but after mastering the basics and coming to SICP I'm really excited about what it offers and I'm working though it as much as I can. (Which isn't going nearly fast enough. :P )