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The Scheme Programming Language, fourth edition (The MIT Press) fourth edition

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"Eric Raymond once wrote that learning Lisp makes one a better programmer for the rest of one's days. Scheme is the best dialect of Lisp to learn for this purpose, and Kent Dybvig's book provides a comprehensive and beautiful introduction to learning Scheme and becoming a better programmer."--Olivier Danvy, Aarhus University, Denmark, co-Editor-in-Chief of "Higher-Order and Symbolic Computation"

"Kent Dybvig's "The Scheme Programming Language" is to Scheme what Kernighan and Ritchie's "The C Programming Language" is to C. Kent's book is the book for either the novice or serious Scheme programmer. Its style, wit, and organization has reached a new high with the publication of the fourth edition."--Daniel P. Friedman, Department of Computer Science, Indiana University

"Students in my Programming Language Concepts class need to learn the basics of Scheme in a few days, and to pick up harder concepts throughout the course. For 19 years, "The Scheme Programming Language" has been an excellent guide for them. Dybvig's rapid-fire prose and examples serve both the Scheme beginner and the experienced programmer in need of a reference. Seldom do my students make a point of praising a computer science textbook; that happens over and over with this one."--Claude W. Anderson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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This fourth edition builds on the strengths of the previous editions and provides a comprehensive, no-nonsense introduction to the Scheme programming language in its latest form. The combination of solidity and finesse displayed in this book makes it a reference text for educated computer scientists. The accompanying software, Petite Chez Scheme, makes it the ideal starting point for any programmer who wants to extend his or her repertoire with Scheme.

Olivier Danvy, Aarhus University, Denmark, co-Editor-in-Chief of Higher-Order and Symbolic Computation

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 026251298X
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MIT Press; fourth edition (July 31, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 504 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780262512985
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0262512985
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.75 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1.26 x 9 inches
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R. Kent Dybvig is professor of computer science in Indiana University's School of Informatics and Computing and the creator and principal developer of Chez Scheme. Chez Scheme is a full-featured commercial implementation of Scheme, known for fast compile times and the ability to compile and run even large programs efficiently and reliably. Dybvig is also author of The Scheme Programming Language, 4th edition (MIT Press 2009) and served as Chair of the editors committee for the Revised^6 Report on Scheme.

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