Re: The Joy of Closure
Programming Clojure is also a good book, but it is now somewhat dated as to what is happening in the language. In what ways? I am reading the book now, and I would like to know if there are any sections that might be superseded by newer language features. -- 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: The Joy of Closure
On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Bill Robertson billrobertso...@gmail.com wrote: Programming Clojure is also a good book, but it is now somewhat dated as to what is happening in the language. I am reading the book now, and I would like to know if there are any sections that might be superseded by newer language features. My understanding is that Programming Clojure came out in May 2009 and covers Clojure 1.1 - and lots of new features were added in Clojure 1.2: https://github.com/clojure/clojure/blob/1.2.x/changes.txt -- Sean A Corfield -- (904) 302-SEAN Railo Technologies, Inc. -- http://getrailo.com/ An Architect's View -- http://corfield.org/ If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive. -- Margaret Atwood -- 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: The Joy of Closure
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 1:46 AM, Sean Corfield seancorfi...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Bill Robertson billrobertso...@gmail.com wrote: Programming Clojure is also a good book, but it is now somewhat dated as to what is happening in the language. I am reading the book now, and I would like to know if there are any sections that might be superseded by newer language features. My understanding is that Programming Clojure came out in May 2009 and covers Clojure 1.1 - and lots of new features were added in Clojure 1.2: https://github.com/clojure/clojure/blob/1.2.x/changes.txt Practical Clojure covers 1.2 features, including defrecord and defprotocol. -- 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: The Joy of Closure
Hi From my point of view, it's better to take 'Clojure in Action' first, and only after it to take 'The Joy of Clojure' - it about more advanced techniques (I reviewed it in my blog, if you interested - http://alexott.blogspot.com/2010/10/readings-digest-september-2010.html) On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 3:49 PM, flebber flebber.c...@gmail.com wrote: I was looking at the title on amazon, after recently discovering clojure recently. The product description on aamazon is somewhat brief. There are no reviews as the book is released in a few days. I have been learning and progressing via HTDP.org with Racket. I want to learn clojure, is this book appopriate for a new clojure user with limited programming skills? -- With best wishes, Alex Ott, MBA http://alexott.net/ Tiwtter: alexott_en (English), alexott (Russian) Skype: alex.ott -- 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: The Joy of Closure
I really enjoyed 'Programming Clojure'. I thought it was written at an appropriate level for a beginner (which I most certainly am). It explained a lot of the concepts like laziness and recursion in a way that helped out with these concepts at a basic level while still giving some non-trivial examples. I think the 'Joy of Clojure' is fantastic (I am working through it now) but is a little higher level for an intro unless you are somewhat advanced in Racket. http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Clojure-Pragmatic-Programmers-Halloway/dp/1934356336 On Jan 18, 8:49 am, flebber flebber.c...@gmail.com wrote: I was looking at the title on amazon, after recently discovering clojure recently. The product description on aamazon is somewhat brief. There are no reviews as the book is released in a few days. I have been learning and progressing via HTDP.org with Racket. I want to learn clojure, is this book appopriate for a new clojure user with limited programming skills? sayth -- 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: The Joy of Closure
I have read large chunks of all of the (English language) Clojure books. I think The Joy of Clojure is the most well written of the books. It is true that I didn't start reading it until I was already familiar with Clojure, but I think that this is the one to start with. Programming Clojure is also a good book, but it is now somewhat dated as to what is happening in the language. The authors of Clojure in Action definitely know their stuff, but if you have only limited programming skills (like I do) it is at too high a level. On Jan 18, 9:49 am, flebber flebber.c...@gmail.com wrote: I was looking at the title on amazon, after recently discovering clojure recently. The product description on aamazon is somewhat brief. There are no reviews as the book is released in a few days. I have been learning and progressing via HTDP.org with Racket. I want to learn clojure, is this book appopriate for a new clojure user with limited programming skills? sayth -- 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: The Joy of Closure
not to forget practical clojure from apress: http://apress.com/book/view/1430272317 which gives a good introduction too and mark volkmanns article: http://java.ociweb.com/mark/clojure/article.html which is free and also gives an excellent introduction. -- 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: The Joy of Closure
On Jan 19, 5:21 am, faenvie fanny.aen...@gmx.de wrote: not to forget practical clojure from apress: http://apress.com/book/view/1430272317 which gives a good introduction too and mark volkmanns article: http://java.ociweb.com/mark/clojure/article.html which is free and also gives an excellent introduction. Thank you for the link to mark volkmanns article. It may be a good starting point. I have concerns with the books printed back in 2009 as it appears there has been a lot of development and advancement since then with datatypes and other structures appearing in 1.2 in October 2010. I might look at practical clojure and the joy of closure after reading volkmann. there are a few used practical clojure books on amazon so it wont break the budget. -- 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: The Joy of Closure
This may be a typo, but since I saw it more than once, it could be worth noting (maybe save you some trouble) that clo[jsz]ure is not an equivalence class. Closure with a capital C can either be Google's JS library, or a Common Lisp web browser (and some of its associated component libraries like Closure XML). Clozure is a consulting company in Somerville, MA that develops Macintosh Common Lisp, also known as... Clozure! :) On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 6:02 PM, flebber flebber.c...@gmail.com wrote: On Jan 19, 5:21 am, faenvie fanny.aen...@gmx.de wrote: not to forget practical clojure from apress: http://apress.com/book/view/1430272317 which gives a good introduction too and mark volkmanns article: http://java.ociweb.com/mark/clojure/article.html which is free and also gives an excellent introduction. Thank you for the link to mark volkmanns article. It may be a good starting point. I have concerns with the books printed back in 2009 as it appears there has been a lot of development and advancement since then with datatypes and other structures appearing in 1.2 in October 2010. I might look at practical clojure and the joy of closure after reading volkmann. there are a few used practical clojure books on amazon so it wont break the budget. -- 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.comclojure%2bunsubscr...@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
