The Full Disclojure video series is targeted more toward the lisp newbie, but it contains a series of videos touring different development environments. http://vimeo.com/channels/fulldisclojure
On May 27, 6:53 am, Paul Moore <p.f.mo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I'm new to Clojure, and looking for the best way to get going. I've > got a pretty broad experience of various programming languages (C, > Python, Lua, Factor, JavaScript, Haskell, Perl, ...) including a bit > of experience with Lisp-like languages, so the language itself isn't > likely to be a huge problem for me. But I've no background with Java > (beyond a few "toy" programs, and knowing the syntax) so the > environment (classpaths, compiling, where to find libraries, > performance, JVMs, etc) is pretty much a mystery to me. > > I've browsed a bit online, read some of the wikibook articles, and > Mark Volkmann's excellent summary, but I'd like to dig a bit deeper > (as I say, particularly around libraries and environment, less on how > to program in a lisp-like language). Ideally, in a form that I can > read offline (printable/PDF documents, or books) as I've got limited > free time I can spend in front of a computer screen. I've got a sample > program I have tried porting from Python - the experience was > interesting, but limited (the core of the relatively complex > multithreaded database monitoring process converted to 47 lines of > Clojure...!!!) > > Has anybody got any good suggestions as to where I should go next? > I've considered getting one of the Manning books (The Joy of Clojure > or Clojure in Action) but I'm not sure which would be better for me - > they seem broadly similar, with Clojure in Action looking like a > slightly better fit for my needs, but I'd appreciate any > comments/recommendations). Also, I wonder whether there's some > Java-based documentation that would be worth my while investigating. I > suspect that it'd be very easy to get sucked into a huge amount of > detail which is only tangentially related at best, but I'm sure an > overview would help. > > Thanks for any suggestions, > Paul. -- 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
