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This is how he learned Scheme.

1. Typing 2. Vim through https://vim-adventures.com/ 3. Little Schemer https://a.co/d/0343Ez4v

Don't assume that they would need more things.

This is child abuse. What sort of monster uses vim for s-expression based languages? Everyone knows Emacs is the only sane way to work with them.

I mostly learned with pen and paper and tracing in my mind. We were 18 though

Pen and paper? Excuse me, but real programmers use butterflies.

This was just standard procedure at university in 2002. Nothing special. It was me and 200 more people. Pretty sure all the exercises were lifted or inspired by The Little Schemer even thought it took me years to learn about that book.

I suppose butterflies would do for volatile storage but you really need long term memory, such as twig and clay tablet.

What was good enough for the Sumerian’s is good enough for me.

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