SICP: Enterprise Edition

It would be worth it just to watch Abelson and Sussman go all zed shaw on their ass.

As one of Sussman's students, I can confirm that he would indeed (politely but pointedly) "go all zed shaw on their ass"

One of the best qualities of SICP was its use of mathematical examples/exercises. But since it is a soft. eng. book and not a comp. sci. book, most of their intended audience probably were not mathematically mature enough to forge through it.

It'd be potentially beneficial for soft. engineers, to convey the core concepts through less sophisticated examples and exercising.

So a new edition -- still in scheme! -- is warranted IMO, though I'd never read but as a teaching tool it could be wonderful.

"it is a soft. eng. book and not a comp. sci. book" Huh?

I don't know why this is being upvoted. What does it add to the conversation?

An element of humour.

The book would double in length from source code bloat alone.