On Dec 1, 12:38 am, Towle <towle.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > So after shopping around > thoroughly and picking up bits about on theoretical computer science > and the history of programming languages, I decided to pick up a Lisp; > I'm intrigued by the greater concept/idea behind the Lisp family of > languages.
In your research, did you find Abelson and Sussman's book, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs? The full text is freely available at http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/, and video lectures from the class are at http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.001/abelson-sussman-lectures/. I have never seen a better introduction to programming and computing than SICP. It uses Scheme, but you do not need to study the language separately; you'll learn it naturally as you go through the book. Be sure to do the exercises. :) You can certainly go through SICP using Clojure, but you'll have to deal with semantic differences between Scheme and Clojure (especially in laziness and sequence behavior), so I don't recommend it. After you have gone through the book, you'll pick up Clojure in no time at all, and will probably find it an enjoyable language for real-world programming. -- 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 Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. 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
