I started clojure right at the point where contrib changed. I think I had a lot less problems than did many who had already started and were use to the old setup. I didn't mention the contrib change because it was long before the dates the OP was talking about, because none of the books I mentioned (except 1st editonn of Stuart's book) are based on anything pre 1.3 and because while the change to how contrib was structured may cause some little confusion, it is not a change in the language. All the core language constructs and basic concepts are the same.
Of course, anyone who is using a book where it states it was written against an earlier version of the language than the current version they are using would be wise to check the release notes and summary of what has changed in the versions between the one the book used and the one they are using. Doesn't do any real harm to force some early problem solving anyway - certainly helps cement your knowledge and understanding. What would be a shame is to dismiss an otherwise good text simply because it was written for an older version. Imagine a C programmer not reading K&R simply because it was written for an old version of C@ Tim On Saturday, January 19, 2013 1:46:14 AM UTC+11, Reginald Choudari wrote: > > I am looking for a new Clojure book to get me started on the language. > I've been doing some clojure-koans and reading up on web-development with > Clojure and am interested to get down to the knitty-gritty... From what > I've seen, it looks like the latest Clojure books are from around > March/April 2012. Seeing that Clojure is a changing language, I didn't want > to buy a book that would quickly become obsolete. > > From all that I read, this page seemed to be the most comprehensive > description of the current state of Clojure literature: > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2578837/comparing-clojure-books > > I'd like to hear if anyone has any recommendations or if there is news of > any upcoming books coming out that might be worth waiting for. > > Thanks, > Reginald > -- 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
