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Tech/business jargon: "leverage" (when used as a verb) anywhere: "utilize" (when used as a word)

Concrete Mathematics is (as it says itself) intended for first year grad students. It is certainly good, but it is NOT for a "complete noobie". I am in a similar situation, and am …

Stonemason, artist, (unemployed) mathematician.

Little Schemer, then SICP. For sure. As for TDD, take a look at SchemeUnit, which I've found very handy in testing the exercises in Little Schemer. SICP is one of the single most v…

Please provide ashtrays and convenient places to dispose of them. We'll use them when they are available.

THC does not make you a better programmer, though I suppose there could be some Balmer-peak like point of intoxication out there. I did once have an interesting insight into the my…

I've been having a fantastic experience working through the Lil Schemer using Schemeunit to test my progress. I have, however, hit a stumbling block. Maybe i'm missing something, b…