Okay I see. I like the code style and conventions in HtDP, and I have read lots of books about design before I am here. I will try again when HtDP2e totally complete.
Thanks On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 7:35 AM, Matthias Felleisen <matth...@ccs.neu.edu>wrote: > > ROAR is something like a second step but we don't assume that you have > seen HtDP. > > HtDP is not about the examples but about [the] design [recipe] and as such > truly novel. It isn't about Racket either, otherwise we'd use Racket in the > book. As for 'interest', let freshmen judge. I'd prefer HtDP over ROAR any > day. > > Thanks for your interest. > > > > > On Jun 16, 2013, at 7:28 PM, WarGrey Gyoudmon Ju wrote: > > Sounds good to buy this book and I will do. > Will the book take the place of 'How to design program' in which examples > are quite simple and uninteresting even for the freshmen? > > My translate LOL with the intention of exploring the racket way. > Few resources could be the guider. > > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 5:42 AM, Matthias Felleisen > <matth...@ccs.neu.edu>wrote: > >> >> Realm of Racket is not a translation of Land of Lisp, though it borrows >> ideas from the latter for about 1/2 of the book. The ROAR code is far more >> functional and GUI than LOL. -- Matthias >> >> >> >> >> On Jun 16, 2013, at 2:19 AM, WarGrey Gyoudmon Ju wrote: >> >> What a pity, I did not know this book before. >> I've been translating the source code of Land of Lisp using the racket >> way. >> I just finish the Grand Theft Wumpus game. >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 10:53 PM, Jay McCarthy <jay.mccar...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 8:50 AM, Greg Hendershott >>> <greghendersh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > 1. I'm really excited about the book, which I'll buy. >>> > >>> > 2. Issuing a release solely to ship code for a book: >>> > >>> > a. Seems unusual (to me), in general. >>> > >>> > b. Plus right now, message seems at odds with the new package >>> > manager and plan to move away from shipping monolithic collects? >>> > >>> > Admittedly that plan isn't in effect yet. But code for a book is a >>> > use case that today's package manager supports AFAICT. So why accrete >>> > another collection, is the reaction. >>> >>> The problem is that the book has "collects/realm" printed in it and >>> was designed simultaneously with the package system, so it wasn't >>> clear to make it a package, how to describe getting it, etc. >>> >>> Jay >>> >>> > p.s. I'm sharing an observation casually, not stating an objection >>> angrily. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Matthias Felleisen >>> > <matth...@ccs.neu.edu> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> We will release Racket v5.3.5 next week. The purpose of the >>> >> release is to include the Realm of Racket collection with the >>> >> v5.3.4 release, because the book is about to appear. >>> >> >>> >> The release will strictly be built from >>> >> >>> >> -- Racket v5.3.4 >>> >> -- collects/realm as currently found in git head >>> >> >>> >> We will __not__ make any other changes. >>> >> >>> >> Eli has worked out a process and will launch it asap. We will >>> >> conduct a recursive diff of all .rkt files and we will run >>> >> basic checks to ensure the integrity of the release bundle. >>> >> If you're willing to help with these checks, please stay tuned. >>> >> >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >> DRAFT RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT: >>> >> >>> >> Racket version 5.3.5 is now available from >>> >> >>> >> http://racket-lang.org/ >>> >> >>> >> This is a special-purpose release to match the arrival of >>> >> "Realm of Racket" in bookstores. Racket v.5.3.5 adds a >>> >> single collection >>> >> >>> >> collects/realm/ >>> >> >>> >> to the v5.3.4 release. The new collection contains the source >>> >> code that readers of Realm may wish to use for experiments. >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >> >>> >> Comments welcome. -- Matthias >>> >> _________________________ >>> >> Racket Developers list: >>> >> http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev >>> > _________________________ >>> > Racket Developers list: >>> > http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jay McCarthy <j...@cs.byu.edu> >>> Assistant Professor / Brigham Young University >>> http://faculty.cs.byu.edu/~jay >>> >>> "The glory of God is Intelligence" - D&C 93 >>> _________________________ >>> Racket Developers list: >>> http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev >>> >> >> _________________________ >> Racket Developers list: >> http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev >> >> >> > >
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