What the rain knows

• A critique of Abelson and Sussman - or - Why calculating is better than scheming
• The Structure and Interpretation of the Computer Science Curriculum, a critical view of SICP and rationale for HtDP

Both are from the References section of the Wikipedia SICP article (Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs).

Wadler’s 26-page 1987 paper/memo seems to have been scanned in from a really poor photocopy and looks like a declassified UFO crash report or really rambling kidnapper’s ransom note. Appearances don’t matter as much as content, but it was tough to read.

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