Contributions

  • Felleisen, Matthias. - Contributor
  • Friedman, Daniel P. - Contributor
  • Gerald J. Sussman - Foreword
  • Duane Bibby - Illustrator

Publication

1996 - MIT Press, Cambridge Massachusetts, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

49,000 words, Guess

Page Count

196 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 6 more
  • LibraryThing24048
  • Goodreads548914
  • WikidataQ116520520
  • Library of Congress Control Number95039853
  • Better World Books9780262560993
  • Open LibraryOL803380M

Classifications

  • DDC005.13/3
  • LCCQA76.73.S34 F75 1996
  • LCCQA76.73.S34F75 1996

Description

The Little Schemer introduces computing as an extension of arithmetic and algebra ;things that everyone studies in grade school and high school. It introduces programs as recursive functions and briefly discusses the limits of what computers can do. The authors use the programming language Scheme, and interesting foods to illustrate these abstract ideas.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Little SchemerPaperbackMIT Press1996-01-01

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