Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie

Hi Abha, Clojure for the Brave and True is directed at people who are new to Clojure but who already have some programming experience. I definitely hope you find it useful, but it might be better to start with The Little Schemer (I need to update the site to include this disclaimer). As others

Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie

+1 Throw them a bone. This is a great book. It's like Richard Bach for computer science. Sorta. This is the book I took with me to help me nurse my mother thru her final days. And I mean that as an uplifting story heh. Definitely worth your cash. Cheers, J On Friday, June 20, 2014, Jeff Heon

Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie

As far as I know, this book is not free to distribute. On Friday, June 6, 2014 9:32:27 AM UTC-4, douglas smith wrote: > > here is pdf of Little Schemer > > http://scottn.us/downloads/The_Little_Schemer.pdf > > > On Friday, June 6, 2014 9:17:58 AM UTC-4, douglas smith wrote: >> >> Sounds like we ar

Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie

Awesome book :) I started my Clojure journey by going to Nicaragua for two weeks with the Little Schemer and a pad of paper. I'd spend a couple of hours by the beach each morning, writing lisp out by hand. You'll be in a pretty good head space for it by the time you get back. douglas smith

Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie

here is pdf of Little Schemer http://scottn.us/downloads/The_Little_Schemer.pdf On Friday, June 6, 2014 9:17:58 AM UTC-4, douglas smith wrote: > > Sounds like we are in a similar position. > > Maybe we could start a study group of sorts. -not sure how? > > We could post back to this thread

Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie

Sounds like we are in a similar position. Maybe we could start a study group of sorts. -not sure how? We could post back to this thread for now and see what happens. Someone have a better suggestion? Doug On Monday, June 2, 2014 5:36:51 PM UTC-4, shar...@gmail.com wrote: > > All, >

Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie

There are also a few other lisp/scheme books (including the little schemer) that people have worked through and posted their Clojure code which you might find instructive. On 5 June 2014 05:10, Mars0i wrote: > > > On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 8:41:33 AM UTC-5, Gregg Reynolds wrote: >> >> I know you

Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie

On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 8:41:33 AM UTC-5, Gregg Reynolds wrote: > > I know you've asked for online resources, but I can't resist a plug for The > Little Schemer . It's > short, very clear, starts at the very beginning, and you don't even need a >

Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie

On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 4:36 PM, wrote: > All, >If this is the right Clojure group for a newbie, I would like to ask > for the best online resources to begin with. I am new to programming, > having recently switched from a non technical field. > I have started looking at http://www.braveclojur

Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie

Welcome!! On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 2:33 AM, Linus Ericsson wrote: > Also check out Kyle Kingsbury's Clojure from the ground up: > http://aphyr.com/posts/301-clojure-from-the-ground-up-welcome > > A lot of things in Clojure gets much easier when one understands a bit of > java. Not how to write a

Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie

Also check out Kyle Kingsbury's Clojure from the ground up: http://aphyr.com/posts/301-clojure-from-the-ground-up-welcome A lot of things in Clojure gets much easier when one understands a bit of java. Not how to write a for loop, but rather how to use various classes. I recommend the Oracle Java

Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie

Check out the 'online resources' section: http://clojure.org/getting_started On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:36 PM, wrote: > All, >If this is the right Clojure group for a newbie, I would like to ask > for the best online resources to begin with. I am new to programming, > having recently switched

Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie

All, If this is the right Clojure group for a newbie, I would like to ask for the best online resources to begin with. I am new to programming, having recently switched from a non technical field. I have started looking at http://www.braveclojure.com/, but any pointers would be useful, especi