On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Matthew Flatt <mfl...@cs.utah.edu> wrote: > At Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:20:30 -0400, Prabhakar Ragde wrote: >> This comment is about more than macros: Since students are often drawn >> to TYS even though I never mention it to them, I've always been tempted >> to "translate" TYS into what is now Racket, not just literally but with >> some of the HtDP philosophy infused. While I think the Guide is great, >> as are HtDP and HtDP/2e, I wonder if there is some value in a document >> of the length of TYS, and whether TYS can serve as a model. > > Yes, absolutely. We need lots of documents that say the same thing in > different and better ways.
The TYS length has worked very well for other languages; two examples are "_why's poignant guide to ruby", and "learn you a haskell for great good". One other good idea is to release chapters as you go, rather than waiting until it's all finished. -- sam th sa...@ccs.neu.edu _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users
