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by pamoroso 1024 days ago
Besides exposing me to Lisp, SICP taught me how much joyful - not just fun - programming can be.
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noob_eng 1024 days ago
Why exactly did it make programming joyful?
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pamoroso 1024 days ago
Because it turned out Lisp is the language that comes most natural to me and I'm most productive with.
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gorjusborg 1024 days ago
For me, it is the demonstration that amazing things are possible, even elegant, with the most rudimentary elements.

Scheme is a beautiful language because there is almost nothing to it.

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