I actually posted on this subject back in August. http://groups.google.com/group/clojure/browse_thread/thread/7146112187d8468c/89ad67c6b7ec3b5c?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=clojure+as+a+first+language#
Seems like Java is the biggest bar-to-entry for programming novices learning Clojure at this time. On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Harold Ancell <h...@ancell-ent.com> wrote: > At 09:42 AM 12/1/2009, Base wrote: > >[...] > > > >I rhighly recommend you check out SICP (free HTML book here....http:// > >mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html and videos here > >http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.001/abelson-sussman-lectures/) > > Note that while quite useful and fun, these lectures are based > on the first edition of SICP. > > >and prepare to have your mind blown. They use Scheme in this class > >(though I hear they have just switched to Python for this calss > >now...!) > > Actually, they dropped 6.001/SICP and much if not most of > the material it teaches.... :-( > > >which is just another Lisp with slightly different syntax. > >It was a good place for me to start. > > Also check out the Open Courseware versions of 6.001; this > is the most recent and there is an earlier archived one > linked off of it: > > > http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-001Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm > > or http://tinyurl.com/845qq > > Includes lots of useful stuff such as a pointer to the On-Line > Tutor, where you can among many other things do problem sets > and have them automagicly checked. > > - 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<clojure%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > -- John -- 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
