Re: The % Schemer Series - are they worth the money?
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:37:06 -0700 (PDT) Sean Devlin wrote: > I'm looking to add to my bookshelf. I was wondering what this groups > experience with the Schemer series of books is? Yes, The Little Schemer is nice when you need to learn recursion. I currently read The Reasoned Schemer and it is definitely mind-expanding. regards, Marek -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
Re: The % Schemer Series - are they worth the money?
Love 'em. Well worth the time and effort to go through them. They're often available used for good prices on Amazon. On Mar 23, 10:37 am, Sean Devlin wrote: > Hey folks, > I'm looking to add to my bookshelf. I was wondering what this groups > experience with the Schemer series of books is? > > Sean -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
Re: The % Schemer Series - are they worth the money?
I love the Little/Seasoned Schemer books. They feel lightweight, both physically and in content, and I managed to work through them fairly quickly. It was surprisingly fun. SICP/HTDP/PAIP, on the other hand, have more of the textbook feel which has so far kept me from working through them. The only thing that's kind of bitten me in the ass is that when I started Clojure, I wrote a lot "lower level" fns, in the style of the book. By this I mean lots of explicit recursion with cons cells, accumulators, etc. when in fact there were already much higher level constructs (map/reduce/filter/etc) I should have been using. Still, you quickly learn, and it's nice knowing the plumbing. Rob On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 6:45 PM, cody koeninger wrote: > > > On Mar 23, 10:37 am, Sean Devlin wrote: >> Hey folks, >> I'm looking to add to my bookshelf. I was wondering what this groups >> experience with the Schemer series of books is? >> >> Sean > > > Little, seasoned, + the little MLer are awesome, only thing that comes > close in terms of pedagogical quality is How To Design Programs. > Haven't read reasoned. A little java isn't that great, that style > doesn't really mesh well with java. > > The little schemer may be very basic, but given some of the job > applicants I've seen, we'd all be better off if every programmer had > read it at least once. > > -- > 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 > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words > "REMOVE ME" as the subject. > -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
Re: The % Schemer Series - are they worth the money?
On Mar 23, 10:37 am, Sean Devlin wrote: > Hey folks, > I'm looking to add to my bookshelf. I was wondering what this groups > experience with the Schemer series of books is? > > Sean Little, seasoned, + the little MLer are awesome, only thing that comes close in terms of pedagogical quality is How To Design Programs. Haven't read reasoned. A little java isn't that great, that style doesn't really mesh well with java. The little schemer may be very basic, but given some of the job applicants I've seen, we'd all be better off if every programmer had read it at least once. -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
Re: The % Schemer Series - are they worth the money?
On 23.03.2010, at 16:45, Per Vognsen wrote: > The Little Schemer is very basic. The Reasoned Schemer is quite > advanced and definitely a worthwhile read. +1 for The Reasoned Schemer. I never read the other parts. > Lambda: The Ultimate X series of papers. One of my favorite Lisp books > is Christian Quiennec's Lisp in Small Pieces. Though it's long out of > print, you can probably find used copies. Those who read French can get a recent (2007) re-edition, which is also much cheaper: http://pagesperso-systeme.lip6.fr/Christian.Queinnec/WWW/LiSP.html Konrad. -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
Re: The % Schemer Series - are they worth the money?
At 10:45 AM 3/23/2010, Per Vognsen wrote: >The Little Schemer is very basic. The Reasoned Schemer is quite >advanced and definitely a worthwhile read. > >If you're looking for excellent Lisp reading material, you can't go >wrong with Steele and Sussman's The Art of the Interpreter and their >Lambda: The Ultimate X series of papers. One of my favorite Lisp books >is Christian Quiennec's Lisp in Small Pieces. Though it's long out of >print, you can probably find used copies The paperback edition is still in print: http://www.amazon.com/Lisp-Small-Pieces-Christian-Queinnec/dp/0521545668/ or http://tinyurl.com/y8pllql And it is indeed very good. - Harold -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
Re: The % Schemer Series - are they worth the money?
The Little Schemer is very basic. The Reasoned Schemer is quite advanced and definitely a worthwhile read. If you're looking for excellent Lisp reading material, you can't go wrong with Steele and Sussman's The Art of the Interpreter and their Lambda: The Ultimate X series of papers. One of my favorite Lisp books is Christian Quiennec's Lisp in Small Pieces. Though it's long out of print, you can probably find used copies. I won't mention the usual suspects like SICP and PAIP. -Per On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:37 PM, Sean Devlin wrote: > Hey folks, > I'm looking to add to my bookshelf. I was wondering what this groups > experience with the Schemer series of books is? > > Sean > > -- > 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 > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words > "REMOVE ME" as the subject. > -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
The % Schemer Series - are they worth the money?
Hey folks, I'm looking to add to my bookshelf. I was wondering what this groups experience with the Schemer series of books is? Sean -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
