{"product_id":"the-seasoned-schemer-second-edition-daniel-p-friedman-9780262561006","title":"The Seasoned Schemer, Second Edition","description":"The notion that \"thinking about computing is one of the most exciting things the human mind can do\" sets both \u003ci\u003eThe Little Schemer\u003c\/i\u003e (formerly known as \u003ci\u003eThe Little LISPer\u003c\/i\u003e) and its new companion volume, \u003ci\u003eThe Seasoned Schemer\u003c\/i\u003e, apart from other books on LISP. The authors' enthusiasm for their subject is compelling as they present abstract concepts in a humorous and easy-to-grasp fashion. Together, these books will open new doors of thought to anyone who wants to find out what computing is really about. \u003ci\u003eThe Little Schemer \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Seasoned Schemer\u003c\/i\u003e informs the reader about additional dimensions of computing: functions as values, change of state, and exceptional cases. \u003ci\u003eThe Little LISPer \u003c\/i\u003ehas been a popular introduction to LISP for many years. It had appeared in French and Japanese. \u003ci\u003eThe Little Schemer \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Seasoned Schemer\u003c\/i\u003e are worthy successors and will prove equally popular as textbooks for Scheme courses as well as companion texts for any complete introductory course in Computer Science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel P. Friedman, Matthias Felleisen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 026256100X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262561006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.94w x 0.41d","brand":"Daniel P. Friedman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993942458623,"sku":"9780262561006","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37347a02-4723-4490-8ac7-cdc60ba11790.jpg?v=1683327192","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-seasoned-schemer-second-edition-daniel-p-friedman-9780262561006","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}