Clojure for the Brave and True <http://www.braveclojure.com/> is now available in print and ebook form <http://amzn.to/1UxrITn>, and the web site has been updated to incorporate all the changes that went into the print book. The web site remains 100% free :)
In case you'd like to know more about the book: one of my goals was to explain concepts thoroughly and entertainingly. "Thoroughly" because of my own difficulties learning Clojure. For example, when I was first learning Clojure I thought the state constructs were very neat, but I didn't have the conceptual foundation to truly understand them and integrate them in my work. (I came from Ruby, where concurrency was too much of a hassle to bother with.) I didn't even have a clear idea of what a thread is. So, in the concurrency chapter, I try to explain what concurrent and parallel programming are and why they matter (and what threads are) before explaining atoms and refs and so forth. "Entertainingly" because otherwise it would be too tedious to complete the book. Plus, as a learner I think it's easier to stay focused and remember material if it makes you laugh. I'm really happy with the concurrency chapter in this regard too, where concurrency is explained in terms of the classic computer science example of Lady Gaga's song "Telephone," also known as the "I cannot text you with a drink in my hand, eh" problem. My other main goal was to provide the Clojure community with a free, high-quality online book for beginners. There are other great free resources available, like Clojure from the Ground Up (https://aphyr.com/tags/Clojure-from-the-ground-up), but I figure one more doesn't hurt. Clojure is one of the best things to happen to my career, and I hope my contribution helps the community :) Thanks! Daniel p.s. Thank you everyone who helped yesterday's launch go so well! -- 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/d/optout.
