It's totally fine to ask here (or on #clojure on IRC). noobs fully welcome. 
:) 

On Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:23:42 PM UTC-5, Marcus Blankenship wrote:
>
> Thanks, Alex!  Is it kosher to post questions about 4Clojure here?  I'm 
> stumped on a few, and simply looking up the answer often isn't helpful... 
>  Is there a clojure-noobs list?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 20, 2014, at 8:11 PM, Alex Miller <al...@puredanger.com<javascript:>> 
> wrote:
>
> Hi Marcus, 
>
> Some great "problem" sites that can provide opportunities for practice:
> - http://clojurescriptkoans.com/ (I think everything here is actually 
> Clojure)
> - http://4clojure.com - make sure to turn on code golf mode and look at 
> others' solutions too
> - http://exercism.io - get feedback from others on your solutions
> - https://projecteuler.net/
> - http://codingforinterviews.com/ - great email series with practice 
> problems
>
> "Clojure for Web Development" from Pragmatic Press is a new Clojure book 
> that is a little more focused on a problem domain and build a web app.
>
> Hope that helps...
> Alex Miller
>
> On Thursday, March 20, 2014 8:08:41 PM UTC-5, Marcus Blankenship wrote:
>>
>> Hi Folks, 
>>
>> I'm a post technical PM who's fascinated by Clojure, and want to learn 
>> it, but am having a hard time without a "real" project to work on. It's 
>> actually excited me so much I'm considering hanging up my PM hat and diving 
>> back in the "programmer pool" again! 
>>
>> My problem appears to be 1) focus, and 2) fear. Focus because I can't 
>> (yet) earn a living on a clojure project, so it must be done during "off 
>> hours". Fear because it's harder and more different than the old OO 
>> languages I've used in the past. 
>>
>> So I'm curious: how did you learn Clojure well enough to be proficient 
>> with it, or how are you working on learning it? 
>>
>> Anyone else facing the focus + fear dilemma? 
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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