Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-05-07 Thread kinleyd
Just picked up my copy today. Thank you and looking forward to working my way through it. Kinley On Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 12:13:52 AM UTC+6, Alex Miller wrote: > > The second beta of "Clojure Applied" is now available. This version adds > Chapter 8 (Clojure Testing) as well as a foreword b

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-27 Thread Alex Miller
The second beta of "Clojure Applied" is now available. This version adds Chapter 8 (Clojure Testing) as well as a foreword by Russ Olsen, and fixes for many of the reported errata. https://pragprog.com/book/vmclojeco/clojure-applied If you've already bought the book, you should get an email to

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-13 Thread Alex Miller
On Monday, April 13, 2015 at 9:40:39 AM UTC-5, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > > Will we be notified as new content is added so we can update our > electronic versions? > Yes, you should be notified when it's updated. Also, if you visit the Pragmatic web site and log in, they will notify you if any

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-13 Thread Andy Fingerhut
I have bought books while in beta version from Pragmatic Programmers before, and they always sent me email whenever the book had an update to its content (I ordered the book on their web site, so they had my contact info). Andy On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 7:40 AM, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > Will w

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-13 Thread Matt Mitchell
Just picked it up! Thanks Alex. Sounds like the sort of thing I've been wanting more info on for a while now. Looking forward to the reading! - Matt On Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 9:27:58 AM UTC-4, Alex Miller wrote: > > Hey all, > > I'm very happy to announce that Clojure Applied is now availab

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-13 Thread Jonathon McKitrick
Will we be notified as new content is added so we can update our electronic versions? On Monday, April 13, 2015 at 10:01:04 AM UTC-4, Alex Miller wrote: > > The errata form is for technical errors, typos, and suggestions. > > If you have broader questions or items for discussion, there is also a

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-13 Thread Alex Miller
The errata form is for technical errors, typos, and suggestions. If you have broader questions or items for discussion, there is also a forum available: https://forums.pragprog.com/forums/352 Probably better to use either of those than this group. Thanks... On Monday, April 13, 2015 at 8:28:

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-13 Thread Nando Breiter
Alex, Would you also like general feedback at the pragprog.com url? Or is that better here? Aria Media Sagl Via Rompada 40 6987 Caslano Switzerland +41 (0)91 600 9601 +41 (0)76 303 4477 cell skype: ariamedia On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 3:16 PM, Alex Miller wrote: > Thanks Mohit! > > There was a

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-13 Thread Alex Miller
Thanks Mohit! There was a bug around this that I had fixed at one point, perhaps I didn't get that change applied. BTW, for future "bugs" on the book, it's best to file them here so we can track them: https://pragprog.com/titles/vmclojeco/errata Alex On Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 1:28:03 AM UT

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-11 Thread pastafari
Alex I read the preview chapters, great read so far. Looking forward to the whole book. There seems to be a small error in the Value Based Dispatch section on page 8, where the comments don't match the code. oz and lb seem to be flipped! (defmulti convert > "Convert quantity from unit1 to uni

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-10 Thread Alex Miller
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Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-10 Thread Shaun Mahood
Alex, I'm on page 9 of the book and if I stopped reading now I think it would have been worth the purchase price. That's a pretty spectacular value and I'm really looking forward to the rest of it. Thanks to you and Ben for writing something like this! -- You received this message because you

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-09 Thread Alex Miller
I have bought and read most of them and they are all fine choices - I would not steer you away from any of them. :) I started with "Programming Clojure" (Pragmatic) by Halloway and Bedra, but then that's all there was at that point! I also really like both "Clojure Programming" by Emerick, Car

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-09 Thread Dan Young
Awesome thanx! Picked up a copy yesterday and looking fwd to the weekend! Regards, Dano On Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 7:27:58 AM UTC-6, Alex Miller wrote: > > Hey all, > > I'm very happy to announce that Clojure Applied is now available in beta: > > https://pragprog.com/book/vmclojeco/clojure-

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-09 Thread Bozhidar Batsov
IMO "Clojure Programming" is the best intro book (although it's a bit outdated). "Clojure for the Brave and the True" is great as well, but it's not yet completely finished (ETA June). On 9 April 2015 at 18:57, Derek Koziol wrote: > What do you recommend as "fine introductory books" to get mysel

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-09 Thread Derek Koziol
What do you recommend as "fine introductory books" to get myself at the level needed for this book? I have very little experience with functional programming and Clojure. On Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 9:27:58 AM UTC-4, Alex Miller wrote: > > Hey all, > > I'm very happy to announce that Clojure

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-08 Thread Alex Miller
Thanks! I like that metric. On Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 1:07:46 PM UTC-5, Mike Haney wrote: > > Yeah, I noticed my mistake after I posted. I regularly use the kindle app > and iBooks and I forgot how they represent page numbers differently. > > So I'll use a different, more appropriate metri

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-08 Thread Mike Haney
Yeah, I noticed my mistake after I posted. I regularly use the kindle app and iBooks and I forgot how they represent page numbers differently. So I'll use a different, more appropriate metric - AIDKT's (Ah, I didn't know that). About 30% of the way through the book, and I'm registering 3-4 AID

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-08 Thread Alex Miller
I'm not sure what unit of "page" you're seeing on your device, but there are ~160 PDF pages in the beta and we expect to add maybe 60 more pages before completion. Pragmatic adheres to a fairly regular beta schedule of a new chapter every 2-3 weeks, so all content should be available within a c

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-08 Thread Mike Haney
I've been waiting for this since the Conj, and so far it has been worth the wait. One thing that impressed me right off the bat was the amount of content - 300 pages in this beta version. A pleasant surprise considering the recent trend of "early access" books that only have 2-3 chapters compl

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-08 Thread Colin Yates
Well done- just purchased and looking forward to read this tonight. Sent from my iPhone > On 8 Apr 2015, at 14:27, Alex Miller wrote: > > Hey all, > > I'm very happy to announce that Clojure Applied is now available in beta: > > https://pragprog.com/book/vmclojeco/clojure-applied > > I've be

Re: [ANN] Clojure Applied: From Practice to Practitioner

2015-04-08 Thread Nando Breiter
Thanks Alex (and Ben)! I rushed off to buy it, and look forward to cracking it open this evening. It looks like exactly the type of material I've been looking for. Aria Media Sagl Via Rompada 40 6987 Caslano Switzerland +41 (0)91 600 9601 +41 (0)76 303 4477 cell skype: ariamedia On Wed, Apr