Re: [racket-users] Newbie seeking advice

2016-12-20 Thread David Storrs
Dangit, where's the 'Like' button on this thing? On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 4:26 PM, Jason Hemann wrote: > > The decision of how to learn, and in what context, is probably more >> important than your choice of language or even your choice of curriculum. >> >> Yours, >> >> Eeyore >> >> (p.s.: but w

Re: [racket-users] Newbie seeking advice

2016-12-20 Thread Jason Hemann
> The decision of how to learn, and in what context, is probably more > important than your choice of language or even your choice of curriculum. > > Yours, > > Eeyore > > (p.s.: but when you do learn, it’s a heck of a lot of fun.) > > I think Eeyore may not be the right person to deliver that pos

RE: [racket-users] Newbie seeking advice

2016-12-20 Thread Jos Koot
Koot Cc: steve.lett777; Racket Users Subject: Re: [racket-users] Newbie seeking advice > On Dec 20, 2016, at 1:53 PM, Jos Koot wrote: > > Hi, > > You already had some very good replies. > If you are very new to programming, I second the advice > to start with Racket and to

Re: [racket-users] Newbie seeking advice

2016-12-20 Thread Deren Dohoda
I learned programming for fun. I still enjoy it today, but I don't think I would have stuck with it without aspirations of endless tinkering. It is that aspect I seem to enjoy the most. Counterfactual scenarios are too easy to wax philosophical about. I didn't start with any lisp, but I wish I had

Re: [racket-users] Newbie seeking advice

2016-12-20 Thread Matthias Felleisen
> On Dec 20, 2016, at 2:12 PM, 'John Clements' via Racket Users > wrote: > > Learning to program takes a long time, and is best done with friends. The > decision of how to learn, and in what context, is probably more important > than your choice of language or even your choice of curriculum.

Re: [racket-users] Newbie seeking advice

2016-12-20 Thread 'John Clements' via Racket Users
> On Dec 20, 2016, at 1:47 AM, steve.lett777 wrote: > > I really want to learn programming but I am a slow learner. How do I know if > I can achieve learning programming or not? Am I wasting my time trying? > > And after that one is answered, Which language should I learn programming in, > Ra

Re: [racket-users] Newbie seeking advice

2016-12-20 Thread Matthias Felleisen
> On Dec 20, 2016, at 1:53 PM, Jos Koot wrote: > > Hi, > > You already had some very good replies. > If you are very new to programming, I second the advice > to start with Racket and to look into The Little Schemer > (in older days The Little Lisper) > In addition, this mailing list is very fr

RE: [racket-users] Newbie seeking advice

2016-12-20 Thread Jos Koot
nt in every field of programming (MHO) -Original Message- From: racket-users@googlegroups.com [mailto:racket-users@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of steve.lett777 Sent: martes, 20 de diciembre de 2016 10:48 To: Racket Users Subject: [racket-users] Newbie seeking advice I really want to

Re: [racket-users] Newbie seeking advice

2016-12-20 Thread Matthias Felleisen
> On Dec 20, 2016, at 12:01 PM, Hendrik Boom wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 01:47:59AM -0800, steve.lett777 wrote: >> I really want to learn programming but I am a slow learner. How do I know if >> I can achieve learning programming or not? Am I wasting my time trying? >> >> And after that

Re: [racket-users] Newbie seeking advice

2016-12-20 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 01:47:59AM -0800, steve.lett777 wrote: > I really want to learn programming but I am a slow learner. How do I know if > I can achieve learning programming or not? Am I wasting my time trying? > > And after that one is answered, Which language should I learn programming in,

[racket-users] Newbie seeking advice

2016-12-20 Thread steve.lett777
I really want to learn programming but I am a slow learner. How do I know if I can achieve learning programming or not? Am I wasting my time trying? And after that one is answered, Which language should I learn programming in, Racket, Scheme, or Python? -- You received this message because you