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What language should I select in DrRacket in order to do SICP exercises?

Nathan Hughes
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FranzTheDemagogue
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    possible duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/939582/which-language-in-drscheme-for-sicp , or http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3597781/dr-racket-problems-with-sicp – ax. Mar 07 '11 at 04:43
  • The Structure and Computer of Interpretation Programs? :-) – Ken Mar 07 '11 at 18:48

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If you're using SICP with DrRacket, Neil Van Dyke has put together an excellent software package to help with this. Alternatively, you might be able to use the "Pretty Big" language (under Legacy languages).

The best language for using DrRacket in is the "Determine language from source" option, with #lang racket at the top, but SICP programs may not work perfectly in that context.

Sam Tobin-Hochstadt
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  • Working with SICP in school 2 years ago in DrScheme (when Racket was called PLT Scheme), we used "Pretty Big". – Moberg Apr 20 '11 at 12:39