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'''''Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs''''' ('''''SICP''''') is a textbook published in [[1985]] about general [[computer programming]] concepts from [[MIT Press]] written by [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] professors [[Harold Abelson]] and [[Gerald Jay Sussman]], with [[Julie Sussman]]. It has been used as the textbook for an introductory course in computer programming for students of [[computer science]] at MIT, where it is known as '''6.001''', and at other schools. Now in its second edition (ISBN 0-262-51087-1), it is widely considered a classic text in computer science. It is also known as the '''Wizard Book''' (there is a wizard on the cover), and less commonly, the '''Purple Book'''.

Using a dialect of the [[Lisp programming language]] known as [[Scheme (programming language)|Scheme]], the book explains core computer science concepts, including [[abstraction (computer science)|abstraction]], [[recursion]], [[interpreter (computing)|interpreters]] and [[metalinguistic abstraction]].

== See also ==