Let's study Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP) together over a brunch at Bill's. Bring your copy, your laptop, and let's run through the exercise together.
No prior experience required. Newcomers welcome.
The book itself is available online. And has even been converted to a nice HTML/EPUB format
Original lectures by Abelson and Sussman are available online too and well worth a look.
Recommended Software
The book uses Scheme for all examples and exercises. You can download Racket Scheme online to go through the exercises yourself. You could also try all the exercises in another Lisp dialect, such as Clojure.
Preparation required
None! - All the resources are available for free and the point of the meetup is to go through the exercises
Experience required
None required. We'd recommend some basic familiarity with programming, but the book assumes no prior knowledge. We've had beginners write their first piece of code while going through chapter 1, and SICP is possibly one of the best introduction to programming available anywhere.
In addition, we often work together to go through the exercises, so if you have no experience with Scheme or functional programming, someone in the group can fill in the gaps in your knowledge.
Communal Repository
Please add your code for the exercises to the communal repository on github after each session. All pull requests are accepted and welcomed :)
