# Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Video Lectures

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Video Lectures and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend these MIT lectures by Sussman and Abelson for clearly explaining core programming ideas like abstraction, state and mutability, and they say the lectures work well alongside the book.

## Why people recommend it

- Works well with the book (4 comments): "I think the lectures are much better and the book acts as a supplemental reference." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48827573)) "which I found very helpful in (finally) managing to get through that entire text" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47424762)) "it's still better than just reading the book on your own" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48832482))

## What people warn about

- Poor audio quality (1 comments): "The audio is so bad on these lectures." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48830347))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Video Lectures", https://hackerapproved.com/p/structure-and-interpretation-of-computer-programs-video-lectures/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).