# Which to read first PLAI or EOPL?

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**Created:** [July 10, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/which-to-read-first-plai-or-eopl/2087 "2023-07-10T14:21:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![matteo-daddio](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/matteo-daddio/32/1245_2.png) [@matteo-daddio](https://racket.discourse.group/u/matteo-daddio)\
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Hello,  
I’m reading PLAI. It’s better to read PLAI first and then EOPL or the contrary?  
In racket documentation EOPL is listed first.

Matteo

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**Author:** ![soegaard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/soegaard/32/19_2.png) [@soegaard](https://racket.discourse.group/u/soegaard)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/which-to-read-first-plai-or-eopl/2087/2 "2023-07-10T16:49:41Z")

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> In racket documentation EOPL is listed first.  
> Probably because it's the oldest book 🙂

Skim the first two chapters of each and make up what you want want to read first.

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**Author:** ![VitalyR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/vitalyr/32/1286_2.png) [@VitalyR](https://racket.discourse.group/u/VitalyR)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/which-to-read-first-plai-or-eopl/2087/3 "2023-07-10T23:43:57Z")

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[PLAI third edition](https://www.plai.org/) is more appropriate as an introductory text on programming languages.