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Lecture 1A | MIT 6.001 Structure and Interpretation, 1986
MIT OpenCourseWare · Apr 8, 2009 · 1h 12m
What this video covers
The first lecture of MIT's 1986 6.001 Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, given by Harold Abelson, introducing Lisp and the idea of computer science as the study of process.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
Seen as a classic and often the moment programming 'clicks'; commenters praise Abelson's opening that computer science is not about computers.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“the lecturer has an awesome way of explaining it”
“It would be quite difficult to beat these lectures, while they appear a bit dated, the content is great.”
“blew my mind and made me switch from being a UX designer dabbling in Rails to a full blown programmer.”