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I just picked up the MEAP (Manning Early Access something-or-the-other) edition yesterday, and read the first 2 chapters. Naturally, the book is an early acces
by raju 17y ago
I just picked up the MEAP (Manning Early Access something-or-the-other) edition yesterday, and read the first 2 chapters.
Naturally, the book is an early access so it looks like it use a second pass with an editor. That aside, I really like the way the authors spend some time discussing the features of the language, and why they are implemented the way they are in Clojure. They do a great job of explaining Rich's design decisions, how they affect the way you would normally approach a problem in Clojure, the pitfalls, along with comparing some of them (esp. the concurrency aspects) with other languages like Erlang.
I was a little skeptical before buying this book, but I am glad I did. fogus and the others have done a pretty good job so far. Definitely worth the money.
- mnemonicsloth 17y agoHow would you compare it to the Halloway Book? http://pragprog.com/titles/shcloj/programming-clojure http://pragprog.com/titles/shcloj/programming-clojure
- runevault 17y agoIt's a different intent entirely. Halloway's is purely meant as an introductory piece, this book is more targeted at giving you a deeper understanding of clojure and why you should do things in specific ways. I'd think of them as companions to each other, and both likely worth getting (I've read 2 of the 4 available chapters and found them very good).
- raju 17y agoI agree. Stuart's book spends a lot of time on the syntax and the constructs of the language while glossing over some of the details, and the idioms of the language. This book (at least from what I have read of it) is attempting to help you appreciate and align yourself with "the clojure way".
- grayrest 17y agoI'll "me too" this as well, though I'm only through the first chapter and part of the second. Pacing of the book is considerably faster than Halloway's so it's convenient if you like faster paced books. I was itching for a highlighter when reading through the stuff, but the material is interesting. The most interesting chapters, however, are the bits that they haven't gotten up to yet. Write faster! ;) The promo discount code is pretty substantial, total cost of the print book was ~$33 shipped.
- gtani 17y agoThx for feedback. I might wait til a few more chapters are in and a little copyediting happens, but I'm very looking forward to finished product. Discount/promo code; you can go to Manning.com, in upper left there's a "Email newsletter" link, they send out codes a few times a month.
- dkersten 17y agoJust got my copy of the MEAP version and really looking forward to reading it later. I've looked through the authors' code before and they clearly know what they're talking about.