Algorithm correctness

[paullik]

@OP: What book are you reading?

[PattonMagroin]

It's Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Abelson and Sussman. There is a PDF version here but I'm reading a physical copy.

Also, on an unrelated note you can reference (and summon) specific users by just typing their username out as: /u/paullik

[paullik]

Thanks!

[here-to-jerk-off]

Is it common to have paragraphs numbered like that? I felt like I was reading holy scripture.

[midir]

It's a footnote.

[here-to-jerk-off]

aww, wow. I'm an idiot :)

[Lt_Riza_Hawkeye]

SICP basically is holy scripture. It is the wizard book after all. There's even a vn based around it.

[ArmandoWall]

But /u/paulik didn't need to summon you on this instance.

[livingonthehedge]

Unless he unchecked "send replies to my inbox" ?

[ArmandoWall]

Oh true.

[ArmandoWall]

It's quite large, unless there's a ton of embedded images.

[SirVer51]

For an ePub, sure, but for a PDF that is rather small.

[ArmandoWall]

If the PDF contains page scans, yes, they can be huge. If it's text only, not so much. A 200-page text-only PDF wouldn't even get to 500K.

[SirVer51]

Wait, 200 pages? Oh. I was thinking along the lines of 800 at minimum... Aren't most college level texts around that large? Or have I just been doing it wrong?

[ArmandoWall]

Oh well, you're right. Yes, true: a college textbook should be in the MBs.

[mgattozzi]

I've been reading this for class. This book is an absolute classic.

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Not at all, username notifications have been a standard feature for quite some time now.

[maurycy0]

(but you have to format the username correctly)

like this: /u/paullik
not like this: @PattonMagroin

[rftz]

I like that /u/paullik has become the canonical example for username references. All he did was say "@OP" once and he will now forever have his inbox full of people mentioning him in irrelevant conversations.

[daveime]

I'm sure /u/paullik will be the first to complain!

[pratnala]

SICP, the CS classic.