On: Why "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Prog...

[Ozzie_osman]

And here i thought the goal of SICP was to scare off folks who were getting into CS because it was trendy rather than because they enjoyed it...

Seriously, it was a really valuable foundational course. But 100% it scared some folks to other majors.

[gsbcbdjfncnjd → Ozzie_osman]

With a 50% fail rate, I think the standard course load does a very good job of that anyway.

[Izkata → Ozzie_osman]

> And here i thought the goal of SICP was to scare off folks who were getting into CS

Well, the acronym is pretty close to SCP...