Thank you :) For errata, you can send an email to Mackenzie Dolginow, macken...@nostarch.com.
Thanks! Daniel On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 12:06:51 AM UTC-5, Alan Thompson wrote: > > Hi Daniel - Just finished the book and think it is one of the best places > to start Clojure. > > Is there anyplace online that you are accepting errata? > > Thanks again, > Alan > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 10:10 AM, John Gabriele <jmg...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Excellent news! Looking forward to receiving my hard-copy, though haven't >> yet heard when it's shipping. >> >> >> >> >> On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 7:32:57 PM UTC-4, Daniel Higginbotham >> wrote: >>> >>> Clojure for the Brave and True <http://www.braveclojure.com/> is now >>> available in print and ebook form <http://amzn.to/1UxrITn>, and the web >>> site has been updated to incorporate all the changes that went into the >>> print book. The web site remains 100% free :) >>> >>> In case you'd like to know more about the book: one of my goals was to >>> explain concepts thoroughly and entertainingly. >>> >>> "Thoroughly" because of my own difficulties learning Clojure. For >>> example, when I was first learning Clojure I thought the state constructs >>> were very neat, but I didn't have the conceptual foundation to truly >>> understand them and integrate them in my work. (I came from Ruby, where >>> concurrency was too much of a hassle to bother with.) I didn't even have a >>> clear idea of what a thread is. So, in the concurrency chapter, I try to >>> explain what concurrent and parallel programming are and why they matter >>> (and what threads are) before explaining atoms and refs and so forth. >>> >>> "Entertainingly" because otherwise it would be too tedious to complete >>> the book. Plus, as a learner I think it's easier to stay focused and >>> remember material if it makes you laugh. I'm really happy with the >>> concurrency chapter in this regard too, where concurrency is explained in >>> terms of the classic computer science example of Lady Gaga's song >>> "Telephone," also known as the "I cannot text you with a drink in my hand, >>> eh" problem. >>> >>> My other main goal was to provide the Clojure community with a free, >>> high-quality online book for beginners. There are other great free >>> resources available, like Clojure from the Ground Up ( >>> https://aphyr.com/tags/Clojure-from-the-ground-up), but I figure one >>> more doesn't hurt. Clojure is one of the best things to happen to my >>> career, and I hope my contribution helps the community :) >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Daniel >>> >>> >>> p.s. Thank you everyone who helped yesterday's launch go so well! >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Clojure" group. >> To post to this group, send email to clo...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:> >> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with >> your first post. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >> 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+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> 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.
