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Line 2: '''''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 (see [[6.001 (MIT)\|6.001]]) and 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]]s and [[metalinguistic abstraction]]. == See also ==

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