Re: Good book on migrating from (Java) OO to FP
Dean gave a talk at Windy City Rails a few years ago that opened this (ruby) programmer's eyes to functional programming. I haven't read the book, but he's a very good educator. Kenny On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 12:03 AM, Sean Corfield seancorfi...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 5:03 AM, Colin Yates colin.ya...@gmail.com wrote: Not sure whether this is good etiquette or not, but I wanted to praise http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920021667. I found it pretty useful in bridging the gap between OO and FP. It isn't Clojure specific, but as a (well established) Java/OO guy, this helped me get FP. I think it's very helpful to see recommendations for books that help people get FP! One of the problems for folks who've been doing it for a long time (regardless of which it is under discussion) is that it can be really hard to figure out how helpful a given book is for those who are going thru the learning phase... (unless, perhaps, you are an author targeting that audience!). -- Sean A Corfield -- (904) 302-SEAN An Architect's View -- http://corfield.org/ World Singles, LLC. -- http://worldsingles.com/ Railo Technologies, Inc. -- http://www.getrailo.com/ Perfection is the enemy of the good. -- Gustave Flaubert, French realist novelist (1821-1880) -- 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 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: Good book on migrating from (Java) OO to FP
not sure wheret it applies to your requirements: www.gigamonkeys.com/book On 29 July 2011 14:03, Colin Yates colin.ya...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Not sure whether this is good etiquette or not, but I wanted to praise http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920021667. I found it pretty useful in bridging the gap between OO and FP. It isn't Clojure specific, but as a (well established) Java/OO guy, this helped me get FP. (not connected in anyway with the book or author other than through appreciation :)) -- 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 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
Good book on migrating from (Java) OO to FP
Hi all, Not sure whether this is good etiquette or not, but I wanted to praise http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920021667. I found it pretty useful in bridging the gap between OO and FP. It isn't Clojure specific, but as a (well established) Java/OO guy, this helped me get FP. (not connected in anyway with the book or author other than through appreciation :)) -- 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: Good book on migrating from (Java) OO to FP
Can you provide a more detailed review? How did it help you? What area(s) that it focused on did you find most useful? I've been playing with Clojure for nearly a year now, but it has just been on my own. At work, however, it is just Java and C#. Of course, I've also got several computer books waiting to be read, so essentially I'm asking you to convince me to let this book jump the queue. :^) On Jul 29, 5:03 am, Colin Yates colin.ya...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Not sure whether this is good etiquette or not, but I wanted to praisehttp://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920021667. I found it pretty useful in bridging the gap between OO and FP. It isn't Clojure specific, but as a (well established) Java/OO guy, this helped me get FP. (not connected in anyway with the book or author other than through appreciation :)) -- 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: Good book on migrating from (Java) OO to FP
It is only 80 or so pages which made it jump to the top of my queue :). There wasn't really any one thing, it just made lots of things click. He describes a FP construct or principle and then shows the Java implementation. I am currently in hammock time before I jump in with both feet, and My roadblock is seeing how I can implement things in a functional way. This book helped bridged that gap for me. My only criticism is that it was a bit too lightweight and short :) Sent from my iPad On 29 Jul 2011, at 22:04, ax2groin ax2gr...@gmail.com wrote: Can you provide a more detailed review? How did it help you? What area(s) that it focused on did you find most useful? I've been playing with Clojure for nearly a year now, but it has just been on my own. At work, however, it is just Java and C#. Of course, I've also got several computer books waiting to be read, so essentially I'm asking you to convince me to let this book jump the queue. :^) On Jul 29, 5:03 am, Colin Yates colin.ya...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Not sure whether this is good etiquette or not, but I wanted to praisehttp://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920021667. I found it pretty useful in bridging the gap between OO and FP. It isn't Clojure specific, but as a (well established) Java/OO guy, this helped me get FP. (not connected in anyway with the book or author other than through appreciation :)) -- 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 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: Good book on migrating from (Java) OO to FP
2011/7/29 Colin Yates colin.ya...@gmail.com Hi all, Not sure whether this is good etiquette or not, but I wanted to praise http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920021667. I found it pretty useful in bridging the gap between OO and FP. It isn't Clojure specific, but as a (well established) Java/OO guy, this helped me get FP. Wow, this seems pretty cool. 80 pages is a bonus for introductory material. And the table of content really seems appealing from a java developer perspective, indeed (it's well marketed !). I think I'm gonna buy one book (not saving trees this time) and let it on my table for my co-workers to go through oh so inadvertantly ;-) Cheers, -- Laurent (not connected in anyway with the book or author other than through appreciation :)) -- 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 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: Good book on migrating from (Java) OO to FP
In the vein of FP for Java programmers, these two libraries might be of interest. Sequence-like operations on collection using annotations. Nice and small. http://jedi.codehaus.org/ More advanced and Scalaish. Benefits from a bigger community. http://functionaljava.org/ -- 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: Good book on migrating from (Java) OO to FP
for java, I use google guava quite a bit. (formerly known as google collections). http://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/ there is quite a bit of FPish things in it. On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Jeff Heon jfh...@gmail.com wrote: In the vein of FP for Java programmers, these two libraries might be of interest. Sequence-like operations on collection using annotations. Nice and small. http://jedi.codehaus.org/ More advanced and Scalaish. Benefits from a bigger community. http://functionaljava.org/ -- 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 -- Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum. -- 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: Good book on migrating from (Java) OO to FP
On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 5:03 AM, Colin Yates colin.ya...@gmail.com wrote: Not sure whether this is good etiquette or not, but I wanted to praise http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920021667. I found it pretty useful in bridging the gap between OO and FP. It isn't Clojure specific, but as a (well established) Java/OO guy, this helped me get FP. I think it's very helpful to see recommendations for books that help people get FP! One of the problems for folks who've been doing it for a long time (regardless of which it is under discussion) is that it can be really hard to figure out how helpful a given book is for those who are going thru the learning phase... (unless, perhaps, you are an author targeting that audience!). -- Sean A Corfield -- (904) 302-SEAN An Architect's View -- http://corfield.org/ World Singles, LLC. -- http://worldsingles.com/ Railo Technologies, Inc. -- http://www.getrailo.com/ Perfection is the enemy of the good. -- Gustave Flaubert, French realist novelist (1821-1880) -- 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
