MIT Press Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs: JavaScript Edition Reviews Summary
Ratings Breakdown
Rated 4.4 by 55 people
Pros from Reviews
- Beautiful introduction to computer science
- Captures original essence
- Teaches modularity
- Available on the web
- Clear and concise code
- Good progression and concept layout
Cons from Reviews
- Requires JavaScript package
- Doesn't teach everyday JavaScript
- Doesn't cover JavaScript objects
- Doesn't discuss bare metal level
- Scheme lost popularity war
- Language is convoluted
- Non-idiomatic JavaScript examples
- Lack of discussion on arithmetic expressions
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