Re: how to learn clojure ?

2009-02-18 Thread revoltingdevelopment
You got the recursion part down pat:-) If you want a Common Lisp book, "Practical Common Lisp" is very good, very practical, and you can read it online for free: http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/ On Feb 18, 7:53 am, MarisO wrote: > All documentation I've seen about clojure assumes knowledge of

Re: Problem with CLASSPATH

2009-03-23 Thread revoltingdevelopment
I also had the NO_SOURCE_FILE error when using contrib packages, upon upgrade to 20090320. My CLASSPATH included ".". I had to revert to starting clojure with an explicit -cp. I'm new to both Java and Clojure, but this led me to think my CLASSPATH was being ignored. I chalked it up to my misun

Re: Please suggest a way to learn just enough Java for Clojure

2009-03-30 Thread revoltingdevelopment
> > Core Java Volumes I & II, by Horstman and Cornell. > +1 I'm using those books to learn Java right now. They are suitable as a tutorial and as a reference, and they include useful extracts from Java doc. I'm making my way through from the start, but also using them as a reference while conve

Re: Advanced Practical Recursion in Lisp 1.0

2009-04-01 Thread revoltingdevelopment
I like it, though I would prefer the more concise function "y" (lower case). --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 To unsubscr

Re: The Path to 1.0

2009-04-17 Thread revoltingdevelopment
Rich, A list of the things you know you want to add or change would be useful to this discussion. For all we know, there could be a game- changer on that list that would suggest holding off on 1.0. Aside from that, I think you are right about the psychology of language adoption and book-buying.

Re: Poll for a new name for clojure eclipse plugin 'clojure-dev'

2009-06-23 Thread revoltingdevelopment
How about "Pinhole"? Pinhole projectors are used to view a solar eclipse, and here we get a "j" sound (the Hispanic kind) hidden in the "h". "j"-weary folks can pretend it's just an "h":-) So obscure it's obvious! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message