In case it helps, I'll also add that chapter 2 of my thesis is an overview of Factor as a language: https://github.com/ajvondrak/thesis/blob/master/thesis.pdf?raw=true
> In any case, I would recommend picking a project that you are familiar with > or interested in and trying to implement it in Factor. If you need help, > feel free to reach out to the mailing list or #concatenative IRC channel. I think this can't be stressed enough. People often paralyze themselves thinking they need more tutorials than they actually do. Good luck, --Alex Vondrak ________________________________________ From: John Benediktsson [mrj...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 6:47 PM To: factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Factor-talk] Time for some Tutorials Not bad ideas, we'd welcome any contributions you'd like to make in this area. Besides some future, currently unavailable, tutorials, I would suggest you look at: * Reading "Factor Cookbook" (http://docs.factorcode.org/content/article-cookbook.html) * Creating "Your First Program" (http://docs.factorcode.org/content/article-first-program.html) I have quite a few blog posts on my blog that might interest you whether it be: * simple RPG game (http://re-factor.blogspot.com/2011/02/simple-rpg.html) * simple website (http://re-factor.blogspot.com/2010/08/hello-web.html) * calculator w/ gui (http://re-factor.blogspot.com/2010/08/calculator-with-gui.html) * using EBNF (http://re-factor.blogspot.com/2010/07/rolling-dice.html) * Norvig's spelling (http://re-factor.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-to-write-spelling-corrector.html) As well as some optimization tips through: * powers of 2 (http://re-factor.blogspot.com/2011/04/powers-of-2.html) * wc -l (http://re-factor.blogspot.com/2011/11/wc-l.html) * "factor-like" (http://re-factor.blogspot.com/2010/05/evenly-partition-integer.html) In any case, I would recommend picking a project that you are familiar with or interested in and trying to implement it in Factor. If you need help, feel free to reach out to the mailing list or #concatenative IRC channel. I would also note that the scary list of improvements shouldn't make you as a beginner more wary, since they don't make the language more complicated. In fact, the changes are largely making the language more stable and the libraries more robust. Best, John. On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 6:33 PM, graham telfer <gakouse...@hotmail.com<mailto:gakouse...@hotmail.com>> wrote: I down loaded and installed the latest version of Factor. The list of improvements and new libraries is impressive but pretty scary to a casual user of Factor like myself. Isn't it time there were some tutorials available? I would like to see 3 initially: a beginner's tutorial in the manner of Starting Forth, a tutorial that looks more to specification and design of programs in a functional style with Factor and a version of Real World Haskell for Factor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Factor-talk mailing list Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Factor-talk mailing list Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk
