The Little LISPer
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The Little LISPer
Daniel Friedman
5 people recommended it in 5 threads, 2017–2024.
What people on Hacker News said
I pulled it off of my shelf the other day, reread it, and the next day I noticed that my code had improved.
For someone coming from more of a traditional math/logic education than anything else, it would have been nice to have that introduction to thinking about computation before classes in C.
I worked through The Little Lisper when I was at university and I got a lot out of it, for example.
"The Little LISPer", by Daniel Friedman, brought FP home for me.
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