OK, great. You may wish to add that contact info to the website or the book page at NoStarch.com Alan
On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 8:30 AM, Daniel Higginbotham <nonrecurs...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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> 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 >>> 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 >>> 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. >>> 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. > -- 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.
