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Best books to learn Lisp and Scheme programming, in order

Lisp is less a language to add to a résumé than a way of thinking about programs as data, and the literature is unusually good because it was written by people trying to change how you think rather than to get you shipping by Friday.

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How should I approach learning lisp and scheme programming?
Lisp is less a language to add to a résumé than a way of thinking about programs as data, and the literature is unusually good because it was written by people trying to change how you think rather than to get you shipping by Friday.
What's a good book to start lisp and scheme programming with?
A strong starting point is On LISP by Paul Graham. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.
What should I read after lisp and scheme programming?
Once you have the fundamentals, explore closely related subjects like Game engine programming, Scala programming, Rust programming.

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