I can agree with that, for the most part. But if you've been doing clojure for a while, why cover basic syntax, basic map/reduce stuff, etc.? The time could have been spent more usefully. It just failed to pick an audience and stick with it, that's all.
On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Paul Barry <pauljbar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, I agree that it was pretty good. I like that you have a non-trivial > working application at the end of it. My one criticism is that it's too > hard to try to follow along and write the code as you go because there are > too many changes from each step to step that aren't discussed in the > screencast, you just have to look at the code. > > Also, it does glaze over too many topics to be useful for a beginner, so > I'm not sure that explaining some basic concepts as they come up but not > others does anyone any good. Stu's book is much better for a beginner, but > if you have been doing Clojure for a little while, this is a great > screencast. > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 6:51 AM, Jennifer Morgan < > jennifermorgan2...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> I though the screen cast was really very good,especially as it gives a >> good overview of how to break up your code and about packaging. It >> does go a bit quick, but I found that by re-watching + reading the >> code at the same time very helpful. It a useful demo to see the power >> and conciseness of clojure ;-) >> >> >> On 26/04/2009, Andrew Wagner <wagner.and...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Just to provide a review - I must say, I really wanted to like this >> > screencast, and failed, unfortunately. It tries to cover everything from >> > "what is functional programming?" (tracing through passing functional >> > arguments, and basic map/reduce stuff, for example) to the intricacies >> of >> > STM use and clojure syntax/semantics. While all of these are worthwhile >> > talks, trying to cover all of them in an hour means flying through them >> and >> > really barely getting into any of them. >> > >> > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Phil Hagelberg <p...@hagelb.org> >> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> I'm proud to announce that the "Functional Programming with Clojure" >> >> PeepCode screencast has just been published: >> >> >> >> http://peepcode.com/products/functional-programming-with-clojure >> >> >> >> It's a professionally-produced 65-minute video that introduces all the >> >> foundational concepts of Clojure by stepping through the creation of a >> >> multiplayer text adventure game. If you've been looking for a quick >> >> way to get up to speed on Clojure, this is your ticket. >> >> >> >> The screencast is sold for $9, and there's a preview available: >> >> >> >> http://peepcode.com/system/uploads/2009/peepcode-clojure-preview.mov >> >> >> >> Hope you like it! >> >> >> >> -Phil Hagelberg >> >> >> >> http://technomancy.us >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
