I see "Arrogance of Abstraction" can be borrowed free (today only I think) by Kindle users with Amazon prime.
On Friday, September 13, 2013 10:36:14 AM UTC-4, John Hyaduck wrote: > > Have you made the free version available yet? I would like to read it and > review. John Hyaduck > > On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 5:32:01 PM UTC-4, Tomislav Tomšić wrote: >> >> I suspect, there are numerous possible ways to answer that question. One >> can ignore it, others would care to offer superficial, "no it isn't", but I >> guess, few would answer, it is because clojure is the member of the Lisp >> family of programming languages. Which immediately invites predictable >> question. >> >> >> Why is Lisp so powerful? >> >> I guesstimate, there are three possible responses on that question. One >> is to ignore it, second one is to take it as encouragement for further >> inquiry, and the third one is to say something along the following lines: >> “It is because of the lists, dummy. Lisp is built on lists.” >> >> >> Very well then, why are lists so powerful? >> >> >> Yes, there is answer(s), but as I hope we all know, every answer opens >> the door for new questions and problems. In other words, we have an, >> hopefully clear and self-understandable, answer to why is Lisp so powerful, >> but we are now facing numerous, previously unimaginable choices and >> opportunities to improve Lisp further, which is the reason why I am putting >> this message here, in the group dedicated to the new and continually >> improving member of Lisp programming family. >> >> >> I hope to solve and clarify as many as I can, but it demands time and >> other resources, which is why I decided to put answer(s) and reasons for >> them in a book. It is called “Arrogance of Abstraction”, and it is >> available through Amazon. Amazon allows, even encourages authors, to put an >> effort to contact audience. In other words, it will be available for free >> download from Amazon at following days this month: 2013-09-08 and >> 2013-09-13. I haven't decided yet at what other days will be available for >> download. If you have an advice, feel free to put it here. >> >> >> Thank you for your patience >> >> Tomislav Tomsic >> > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
