Every book Martin Odersky recommended on podcasts

Martin Odersky appeared on The Peterman Pod for an episode titled Creator of Scala: Comparing Languages And How AI Will Impact Them | Martin Oders, which was published on August 31, 2026. During the podcast interview, Martin Odersky discussed various aspects of programming languages, the Scala language he created, and how artificial intelligence might impact the field. When the conversation turned toward foundational technical literature and educational influences, Gerald Jay Sussman mentioned Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, second edition, by Harold Abelson. Gerald Jay Sussman noted that he gained a great deal from the text, recalling that it was a book from the nineties and served as the introductory text at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during that era or even the eighties. Martin Odersky recommended the book during the discussion as a technical text that had significantly influenced his own teaching methods and his professional career in computer science and language design.