For another option, the http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/ was good enough for me in getting familiar enough with Java for Clojure. (you don't need most of the stuff there and depending on your experience you can get through the important parts in a week).
Of course, I come from C and Ruby so this recommendation may be biased, C syntax makes Java look familiar, and Ruby OOP is useful for Java. On Monday, November 4, 2013 11:03:55 PM UTC-5, Rich Morin wrote: > > When I first started looking into Clojure, I was dismayed to find that > it is deeply entangled with Java (which I had successfully avoided for > some decades. You mean I have to learn FP, Lisp, _and_ Java ?!?!? > > I got some Java books, looked them over, and decided to hope that I > could mostly ignore the Java-based parts of Clojure. This was not a > great strategy, to be sure, but it was better than diving into piles > of Java books (and worse). > > However, I recently ran across a tiny (200 pp) conceptual guide to Java > that seems to have most of the needed information (and a healthy dose > of opinionated advice from a highly qualified source). I particularly > like the fact that the author tries hard to explain the concepts as well > as the details. So, check it out... > > Java: The Good Parts > http://www.amazon.com/dp/0596803737 > Jim Waldo, 2010; O'Reilly Media > > -r > > -- > http://www.cfcl.com/rdm Rich Morin > r...@cfcl.com<javascript:> > http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/resume San Bruno, CA, USA +1 650-873-7841 > > Software system design, development, and documentation > > > -- -- 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.
