Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie
+1 Throw them a bone. This is a great book. It's like Richard Bach for computer science. Sorta. This is the book I took with me to help me nurse my mother thru her final days. And I mean that as an uplifting story heh. Definitely worth your cash. Cheers, J On Friday, June 20, 2014, Jeff Heon jfh...@gmail.com wrote: As far as I know, this book is not free to distribute. On Friday, June 6, 2014 9:32:27 AM UTC-4, douglas smith wrote: here is pdf of Little Schemer http://scottn.us/downloads/The_Little_Schemer.pdf On Friday, June 6, 2014 9:17:58 AM UTC-4, douglas smith wrote: Sounds like we are in a similar position. Maybe we could start a study group of sorts. -not sure how? We could post back to this thread for now and see what happens. Someone have a better suggestion? Doug On Monday, June 2, 2014 5:36:51 PM UTC-4, shar...@gmail.com wrote: All, If this is the right Clojure group for a newbie, I would like to ask for the best online resources to begin with. I am new to programming, having recently switched from a non technical field. I have started looking at http://www.braveclojure.com/, but any pointers would be useful, especially cookbook styled ones. Abha -- 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 javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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 javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','clojure%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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','clojure%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com');. 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 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie
Hi Abha, Clojure for the Brave and True is directed at people who are new to Clojure but who already have some programming experience. I definitely hope you find it useful, but it might be better to start with The Little Schemer (I need to update the site to include this disclaimer). As others have mentioned, it's a good book for beginners with an easy transition to Clojure. Hopefully I won't be pilloried for suggesting this here, but if The Little Schemer doesn't work for you, you might also enjoy Learn Python the Hard Way (http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/) or Learn to Program with Scratch. Both are written specifically for people with no programming experience, but it would be harder to transition to Clojure after going through these resources than it would with The Little Schemer. Thanks, Daniel On Monday, June 2, 2014 5:36:51 PM UTC-4, shar...@gmail.com wrote: All, If this is the right Clojure group for a newbie, I would like to ask for the best online resources to begin with. I am new to programming, having recently switched from a non technical field. I have started looking at http://www.braveclojure.com/, but any pointers would be useful, especially cookbook styled ones. Abha -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie
Awesome book :) I started my Clojure journey by going to Nicaragua for two weeks with the Little Schemer and a pad of paper. I'd spend a couple of hours by the beach each morning, writing lisp out by hand. You'll be in a pretty good head space for it by the time you get back. douglas smith mailto:0padou...@gmail.com June 6, 2014 at 7:32 AM here is pdf of Little Schemer http://scottn.us/downloads/The_Little_Schemer.pdf On Friday, June 6, 2014 9:17:58 AM UTC-4, douglas smith wrote: -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. douglas smith mailto:0padou...@gmail.com June 6, 2014 at 7:17 AM Sounds like we are in a similar position. Maybe we could start a study group of sorts. -not sure how? We could post back to this thread for now and see what happens. Someone have a better suggestion? Doug On Monday, June 2, 2014 5:36:51 PM UTC-4, shar...@gmail.com wrote: -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. sharma...@gmail.com mailto:sharma...@gmail.com June 2, 2014 at 3:36 PM All, If this is the right Clojure group for a newbie, I would like to ask for the best online resources to begin with. I am new to programming, having recently switched from a non technical field. I have started looking at http://www.braveclojure.com/, but any pointers would be useful, especially cookbook styled ones. Abha -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Sam Ritchie (@sritchie) Paddleguru Co-Founder 703.863.8561 www.paddleguru.com http://www.paddleguru.com/ Twitter http://twitter.com/paddleguru// Facebook http://facebook.com/paddleguru -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie
As far as I know, this book is not free to distribute. On Friday, June 6, 2014 9:32:27 AM UTC-4, douglas smith wrote: here is pdf of Little Schemer http://scottn.us/downloads/The_Little_Schemer.pdf On Friday, June 6, 2014 9:17:58 AM UTC-4, douglas smith wrote: Sounds like we are in a similar position. Maybe we could start a study group of sorts. -not sure how? We could post back to this thread for now and see what happens. Someone have a better suggestion? Doug On Monday, June 2, 2014 5:36:51 PM UTC-4, shar...@gmail.com wrote: All, If this is the right Clojure group for a newbie, I would like to ask for the best online resources to begin with. I am new to programming, having recently switched from a non technical field. I have started looking at http://www.braveclojure.com/, but any pointers would be useful, especially cookbook styled ones. Abha -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie
Sounds like we are in a similar position. Maybe we could start a study group of sorts. -not sure how? We could post back to this thread for now and see what happens. Someone have a better suggestion? Doug On Monday, June 2, 2014 5:36:51 PM UTC-4, shar...@gmail.com wrote: All, If this is the right Clojure group for a newbie, I would like to ask for the best online resources to begin with. I am new to programming, having recently switched from a non technical field. I have started looking at http://www.braveclojure.com/, but any pointers would be useful, especially cookbook styled ones. Abha -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie
here is pdf of Little Schemer http://scottn.us/downloads/The_Little_Schemer.pdf On Friday, June 6, 2014 9:17:58 AM UTC-4, douglas smith wrote: Sounds like we are in a similar position. Maybe we could start a study group of sorts. -not sure how? We could post back to this thread for now and see what happens. Someone have a better suggestion? Doug On Monday, June 2, 2014 5:36:51 PM UTC-4, shar...@gmail.com wrote: All, If this is the right Clojure group for a newbie, I would like to ask for the best online resources to begin with. I am new to programming, having recently switched from a non technical field. I have started looking at http://www.braveclojure.com/, but any pointers would be useful, especially cookbook styled ones. Abha -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie
There are also a few other lisp/scheme books (including the little schemer) that people have worked through and posted their Clojure code which you might find instructive. On 5 June 2014 05:10, Mars0i marsh...@logical.net wrote: On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 8:41:33 AM UTC-5, Gregg Reynolds wrote: I know you've asked for online resources, but I can't resist a plug for The Little Schemer http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/little-schemer. It's short, very clear, starts at the very beginning, and you don't even need a computer to read it. (It's also annoyingly cute, but you can overlook that with a little effort.) It's far and away the best introduction I've ever come across to the kind of thinking one needs to master in order to program in lispy languages like Clojure. It uses scheme, but everything translates more or less directly to Clojure. I'll second Gregg's recommendation, especially given your comment that you're coming from a non-technical background. This book will get you into a good mindset for Clojure programming. -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Regards Darren -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 8:41:33 AM UTC-5, Gregg Reynolds wrote: I know you've asked for online resources, but I can't resist a plug for The Little Schemer http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/little-schemer. It's short, very clear, starts at the very beginning, and you don't even need a computer to read it. (It's also annoyingly cute, but you can overlook that with a little effort.) It's far and away the best introduction I've ever come across to the kind of thinking one needs to master in order to program in lispy languages like Clojure. It uses scheme, but everything translates more or less directly to Clojure. I'll second Gregg's recommendation, especially given your comment that you're coming from a non-technical background. This book will get you into a good mindset for Clojure programming. -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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Welcome!! On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 2:33 AM, Linus Ericsson oscarlinuserics...@gmail.com wrote: Also check out Kyle Kingsbury's Clojure from the ground up: http://aphyr.com/posts/301-clojure-from-the-ground-up-welcome A lot of things in Clojure gets much easier when one understands a bit of java. Not how to write a for loop, but rather how to use various classes. I recommend the Oracle Java tutorials. They are really good, given Java's verbosity. http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/ Also, do take the opportunity to really solve some problems, 4clojure is great! https://www.4clojure.com/ I have had trendemous help from clojuredocs.org and the many examples there. There are several great books as well: Programming Clojure and Clojure Programming are good for starters. Joy of Clojure is a bit more advanced. Welcome to the fun! /Linus On Tuesday, June 3, 2014, Gary Trakhman gary.trakh...@gmail.com wrote: Check out the 'online resources' section: http://clojure.org/getting_started On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:36 PM, sharma...@gmail.com wrote: All, If this is the right Clojure group for a newbie, I would like to ask for the best online resources to begin with. I am new to programming, having recently switched from a non technical field. I have started looking at http://www.braveclojure.com/, but any pointers would be useful, especially cookbook styled ones. Abha -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 4:36 PM, sharma...@gmail.com wrote: All, If this is the right Clojure group for a newbie, I would like to ask for the best online resources to begin with. I am new to programming, having recently switched from a non technical field. I have started looking at http://www.braveclojure.com/, but any pointers would be useful, especially cookbook styled ones. I know you've asked for online resources, but I can't resist a plug for The Little Schemer http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/little-schemer. It's short, very clear, starts at the very beginning, and you don't even need a computer to read it. (It's also annoyingly cute, but you can overlook that with a little effort.) It's far and away the best introduction I've ever come across to the kind of thinking one needs to master in order to program in lispy languages like Clojure. It uses scheme, but everything translates more or less directly to Clojure. -Gregg -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Is it the right Clojure group for a newbie
All, If this is the right Clojure group for a newbie, I would like to ask for the best online resources to begin with. I am new to programming, having recently switched from a non technical field. I have started looking at http://www.braveclojure.com/, but any pointers would be useful, especially cookbook styled ones. Abha -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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Check out the 'online resources' section: http://clojure.org/getting_started On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:36 PM, sharma...@gmail.com wrote: All, If this is the right Clojure group for a newbie, I would like to ask for the best online resources to begin with. I am new to programming, having recently switched from a non technical field. I have started looking at http://www.braveclojure.com/, but any pointers would be useful, especially cookbook styled ones. Abha -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
