On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 12:16:12PM +0100, Tobia Conforto wrote: > William Ramsay wrote: > > Is there such a thing as a Chicken/Scheme style guide? [...] If there > > is such a thing as teaching an old dog new tricks I'd like to try. > > Your last sentence makes me think that you're referring to algorithm > design, not mere syntax style. Things like learning to use closures and > continuations effectively, learning to express iterative processes with > recursive syntax, and so on. > > If that's the case, I'm finding SICP[1] and The * Schemer series[2] very > interesting reads. Even if you already know most of the concepts and > half the tricks in them, they are worth reading for the other half.
+1 on that! -- http://sjamaan.ath.cx -- "The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can be economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can be an aesthetic experience much like composing poetry or music." -- Donald Knuth
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