Thanks everyone. On Thursday, 22 October 2015 22:52:25 UTC+11, Torsten Uhlmann wrote: > > Congratulations, Julian! > > Leonardo Borges <leonardo...@gmail.com <javascript:>> schrieb am Do., 22. > Okt. 2015 um 13:10 Uhr: > >> Congratulations Julian! I'll share this around! >> >> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 9:51 PM Julian <julian...@gmail.com <javascript:>> >> wrote: >> >>> My book Clojure Recipes just got published and is for sale on Amazon! >>> http://clojurerecipes.net/ >>> >>> http://www.amazon.com/Clojure-Recipes-Developers-Library-Julian/dp/0321927737/ >>> >>> I've been working on it for about 2.5 years - I hope you find it useful! >>> (Or even better - I hope you know a friend that might find it useful.) >>> >>> A little context in the form of Q&A below. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Julian >>> >>> *Q&A* >>> *Haven't we got enough Clojure books already?* >>> I asked this of Stuart Sierra when he was in down under 2 years ago. He >>> responded "we have enough 'introduction to Clojure books' but there is room >>> for other types of books". >>> >>> *Who is it for?* >>> This is a book for people who 'learn by doing'. It's for that guy in the >>> office who is interested in Clojure, and wants to use it to hack on a >>> project this weekend. (The assumption is you're familiar with Lisp-style >>> parens, but not much more.) >>> >>> The book contains 'starter projects' for various use-cases of a >>> small-to-medium size - it will hold your hand enough to get you started, >>> and then free you up to take your project as you choose. Each one is >>> self-contained, and assumes little Clojure knowledge, and explains the code >>> as you go. >>> >>> *What? Clojure Recipes? Isn't there already a Clojure book in this >>> format?* >>> I signed the contract in December 2012 with Pearson. At that time there >>> wasn't a Clojure book in this genre. >>> >>> Then Ryan Neufeld announced he was writing a Clojure book in 2013. I got >>> in touch with Ryan and Justin Gehtland about the situation. They were both >>> amazingly generous and supportive, and clarified they could see differences >>> in the books intended purpose and content. I caught up with Ryan last year >>> at the Clojure Conj and he was warm and encouraging. >>> >>> I came away feeling really positive about the Clojure community. >>> Everyone wants to 'grow the pie' of involved people. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Clojure" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to clo...@googlegroups.com >>> <javascript:> >>> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with >>> your first post. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >>> 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Clojure" group. >> To post to this group, send email to clo...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:> >> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with >> your first post. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >> 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >
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