Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Author: Harold Abelson
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2022-05-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0262367629

A new version of the classic and widely used text adapted for the JavaScript programming language. Since the publication of its first edition in 1984 and its second edition in 1996, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP) has influenced computer science curricula around the world. Widely adopted as a textbook, the book has its origins in a popular entry-level computer science course taught by Harold Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman at MIT. SICP introduces the reader to central ideas of computation by establishing a series of mental models for computation. Earlier editions used the programming language Scheme in their program examples. This new version of the second edition has been adapted for JavaScript. The first three chapters of SICP cover programming concepts that are common to all modern high-level programming languages. Chapters four and five, which used Scheme to formulate language processors for Scheme, required significant revision. Chapter four offers new material, in particular an introduction to the notion of program parsing. The evaluator and compiler in chapter five introduce a subtle stack discipline to support return statements (a prominent feature of statement-oriented languages) without sacrificing tail recursion. The JavaScript programs included in the book run in any implementation of the language that complies with the ECMAScript 2020 specification, using the JavaScript package sicp provided by the MIT Press website.

Wizard's Bane

Wizard's Bane
Author: Rick Cook
Publisher: Pocket Books
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1989-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780671698034

What Wiz Zumalt could do with computers was magic on Earth. Then, one day the master computer hacker is called to a different world to help fight an evil known as the Black League. Suddenly, the Wiz finds himself in a place governed by magic--and in league with a red-headed witch who despises him.

Internet Magic

Internet Magic
Author: Claire Pye
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2004
Genre: Electronic mail messages
ISBN: 9780749658595

Clear step-by-step instructions and screen shots take children through fun projects from start to finish, successfully building up their knowledge of how to use particular programs and applications. The "Computer Wizards" guide children through each activity, with magic tips to help with projects.

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs
Author: Suzan Wilson
Publisher: Enslow Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Businesspeople
ISBN: 9780766015364

Takes a look at the life and career of the cofounder of Apple Computer, Inc., Steve Jobs.

Bad Trick

Bad Trick
Author: Bill Morlin
Publisher: New Media Ventures, Inc.
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2001
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 9780923910181

Wizards Don't Need Computers

Wizards Don't Need Computers
Author: Debbie Dadey
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996-05
Genre: Bailey School Kids (Fictitious characters)
ISBN: 9780785796381

For use in schools and libraries only. There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City--and a lot of strange happenings. The Bailey School Kids take it upon themselves to investigate.