Re: Attractive examples of function-generating functions
On Aug 8, 2012, at 1:50 PM, Timothy Baldridge tbaldri...@gmail.com wrote: I'm looking for medium-scale examples of using function-generating functions. I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but this sort of thing is pretty cool: (defn make-point [x y] (fn [member] (cond (= member :x) x (= member :y) y))) Nice. I always enjoyed this variation on the whole make-point theme: (defn make-point [x y] (fn [f] (f x y))) (defn point-x [pt] (pt (fn [x y] x))) (defn point-y [pt] (pt (fn [x y] y))) (def pt (make-point 1 2)) (println [(point-x pt) (point-y pt)]) -- -- Jim Weirich -- jim.weir...@gmail.com -- 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
Re: Clojure Koans?
On Dec 2, 2009, at 4:36 PM, ataggart wrote: If by koan you mean usage examples, then there are plenty of them within the clojure source itself, as well as clojure-contrib. The Koans are more than just examples. They are designed to demonstrate one concept at a time and are arranged so that each example builds on the previous ones. Leave it to rubyists to turn a simple concept like examples into some religious indoctrination. I kid! Actually, the Ruby Koans were very much inspired by the question/ answer style of the Little Lisper. So now it has come full circle back to the Lisp world. At one point in time I was considering putting together a set of Clojure koans, but got sidetracked with the SICP study. I discovered I can't learn Scheme and learn Clojure at the same time, so Clojure Koans are on hold for the moment. If anyone wants to run with the idea, feel free. -- -- Jim Weirich -- jim.weir...@gmail.com -- 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
Re: Is knowing Java a prerequisite for using Clojure?
On Sep 17, 2009, at 3:44 PM, Daniel wrote: As for first books on Java, Look for Bruce Eckel's Thinking in Java [...] [...] If you want an intro to Java that is not dry and treats you as a reasonably intelligent being, try 'Thinking in Java'. I would also recommend this book. I choose this book for a Java course I was teaching because it was one of the few books at that time that wasn't stuffed with Blatant Java Propaganda(tm), but took an honest look at the positives and negatives of the language. -- -- Jim Weirich -- jim.weir...@gmail.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Clojure Workshop in London next Monday
On Jul 14, 2009, at 8:56 PM, Alex Scordellis wrote: Next Monday evening we're hosting a Clojure Workshop at the ThoughtWorks offices in central London. Rats! I noticed this too late to make the event. Too bad, it looked like fun. -- -- Jim Weirich -- jim.weir...@gmail.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Silly question from Programming Clojure
On Jun 5, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Laurent PETIT wrote: * OOSC: Object Oriented Software Construction ( general about object orientation, see http://archive.eiffel.com/doc/oosc/page.html ) Good book, although weak on the dynamic language side of things. * SICP: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs ( general, see http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html ) Actually, I'm working through this now, but doing the examples and exercises in Clojure. * and now CTMCP: Concepts, Techniques and Models of computer programming ( covering all programming concepts/models, aka functional, imperative, object oriented, data flow, ... : see http://www.info.ucl.ac.be/~pvr/book.htm ) I've not seen this one and the link seems to be broken. Try this: http://www.info.ucl.ac.be/~pvr/book.html -- -- Jim Weirich -- jim.weir...@gmail.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
