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ericmoritz on Feb 15, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Books every self-taught computer scientist should ...

What I got out of The Little Schemer wasn't really how to write Scheme but more how to solve problems recursively.

At least for me it excelled in that aspect. As a method for teaching Scheme, I am certain it leaves much to be desired.

impendia on Feb 15, 2012 [–]

> What I got out of The Little Schemer wasn't really how to write Scheme but more how to solve problems recursively.

They do explicitly claim in the book that that is their goal!

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