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May 22, 2026 45 min

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Harold Abelson & Gerald Jay Sussman)

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Abelson and Sussman examine how programs are built from reusable ideas and abstractions. Procedures and data abstractions provide ways to organize increasingly complex computations. The book studies state, evaluation, and the design of interpreters and compilers. Scheme examples connect programming techniques with models of how computation works. Its emphasis is on understanding program structure and creating languages for expressing solutions. Series: AI Books · Book deep dive Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs — Harold Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman Publication source Explore: AI & Computer Science Related episodes: Introduction to the Theory of Computation (Michael Sipser) · The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood (James Gleick) Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

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