bryan wrote at 17 Feb 2003 10:24:49 +0100:
Who learned Forth or Lisp as a first programming language? There must
have been somebody sometime.
"Structure and Interpretation of Computer Languages" (SICP) teaches
Scheme, and the book "has been the basis of MIT's entry-level computer
science subject since 1980." (I wish I'd read it in 1980.)
The SICP web site lists over 100 universities and colleges that use
the book [1].
The "Schools using Scheme" page shows 106 universities and colleges
using Scheme in introductory courses (and 59 secondary schools).
Regards,
Tony Graham
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