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db48x on Oct 9, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Learning to code, without a computer?

Hmm. The pages move only as fast as you turn them :)

It's probably safe say that it's more concise than others that I have read. A sentence in SICP could become a paragraph in a lesser book.

inimino on Oct 9, 2016 [–]

Right. In a classroom with lots of bright students and lectures and Q&A it works great. With access to supplemental online resources also great. With none of that I think it would depend on the student and their patience, aptitude, and background.

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