Breaking Down Compound Procedures in Lisp

With a sprinkle of JavaScript

Photo by Koushik Chowdavarapu on Unsplash

I’ve been working my way through the first chapter of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. I find it helpful to take it slow and write about what I’m learning so it sinks in more deeply.

I also watched the first lecture on MIT’s OpenCourseWare YouTube channel. (You can really tell Harold Abelson is in…