> On Oct 22, 2017, at 5:45 PM, 'John Clements' via Racket Users > <racket-users@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > >> On Oct 22, 2017, at 04:30, Gour <g...@atmarama.com> wrote: >> >> On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 02:04:53 -0700 (PDT) >> Vincent Nys <vincent...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Congrats! I've gone through all the chapters and it has been the most >>> entertaining programming book I have ever read. It's been practical, >>> too, as I have already used bits of it in a medium-sized (first) >>> Racket project. I would gladly buy it and will recommend it to many >>> of my co-workers. >> >> I want to (finally) start learning/using Racket and have Realm of Racket >> in *.epub format, but wonder which one you find as more suitable for beginner >> not having any experience with Lisp/Scheme/Racket? > > I am not personally a huge fan of the mutation-heavy approach of Realm of > Racket. Please, correct me if I got the wrong impression from the first few > exercises. For me, I think that Beautiful Racket is a better choice. Depends > a lot on you, though.
Realm is for people who cross over from other languages or teachings. It is also a follow-up to HtDP, teaching programming in Racket not design of programs. I consider it a bridge for Racket beginners between HtDP and Beauty. Heavily biased — Matthias, co-author > And, of course, I do have to mention HtDP, which is structured as a textbook > and is really about learning to program, not learning Racket, but is a really > extraordinary book. > > John > >> >> >> Sincerely, >> Gour >> >> -- >> Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. >> Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. >> The self-realized souls can impart knowledge unto you because >> they have seen the truth. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Racket Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Racket Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Racket Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
