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		namibj on Dec 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My son (9 yrs old) used plain JavaScript to make a... I was thinking HtDP is better at teaching for people with no pre-knowledge than SICP; obviously both are very similar. Do you have an opinion?

JoelMcCracken on Dec 13, 2024 [–]

I haven’t read htdp, but I looked through it. It seemed more of a “teach to program” than a “teach you to think about programs at a whole new level”. But HTDP didn’t exist when I was working on sicp.

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