Computer Science · Programming Languages

Foundations & Overviews

A topic within Programming Languages, itself one of 13 topics in that field and part of Computer Science.

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MIT 6.100L Introduction to CS and Programming using Python

Ana Bell (MIT OpenCourseWare)

Teaches programming as computational problem-solving rather than syntax, introducing complexity and abstraction early enough that they shape how the beginner writes code.

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Computer Science · Programming Languages

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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

Abelson, Sussman & Sussman

Programs are built from abstraction barriers, and the language you build is more important than the one you were given.

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MIT 6.100L Introduction to CS and Programming using Python

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

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