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This might not be related to Clojure guides... but I'd like to know what you guys think about various Clojure books out there... (Manning, Apress, PragProg).

icey 17y ago
If you want to learn Clojure, buy "Programming Clojure" (the pragprog book). The EAP for "Joy of Clojure" has been pretty good; it will probably also be a must-have. I haven't heard much of anything about the Apress book, so I can't comment on that. Luke Vander Hart is a pretty smart dude, so it has a chance of also being a good book.
- lukev 17y ago
  Apress hasn't updated the listing in a while, but Stuart Sierra is actually the co-author on that, too.
  - icey 17y ago
    I saw his tweet mentioning it and thought maybe there was a second mystery book coming. This makes much more sense! http://twitter.com/stuartsierra/status/11484474610 http://twitter.com/stuartsierra/status/11484474610
    - gtani 17y ago
      Manning sends out discount/promotional codes for MEAP's pretty often: http://manning.com/free/dotd.html http://manning.com/free/dotd.html Or, you can google for them, they're usually 25-35% off
raju 17y ago
I have three - "Programming Clojure" (PragProg), "The Joy of Clojure" (MEAP - Manning) and "Clojure In Action" (MEAP - Manning). There is the Apress book coming out soon, and I am yet to pick up the beta Of those 3 the PragProg and "Clojure In Action" seem to be the ones that most people are using to get up and running with Clojure. The PragProg is pre 1.0 (FYI). Both the above mentioned books look good. But I am especially impressed with the Joy Of Clojure by fogus (a HN'er) - From what I have read so far (which is the first 4 chapters in the MEAP) - they are taking a different approach to teaching Clojure. They are emphasizing the philosophy of Clojure - so they attempt to explain the "why" as well as the "how". Having played with some Clojure this definitely helps to bring somethings into perspective. I would recommend picking up the PragProg book (if for no other reason than it's the only complete Clojure book out there) and "The Joy of Clojure". I am eagerly waiting out the Apress book to see how it is. Hope that helped.
- hello_moto 17y ago
  Thank you very much!

icey 17y ago

If you want to learn Clojure, buy "Programming Clojure" (the pragprog book). The EAP for "Joy of Clojure" has been pretty good; it will probably also be a must-have. I haven't heard much of anything about the Apress book, so I can't comment on that. Luke Vander Hart is a pretty smart dude, so it has a chance of also being a good book.

lukev 17y ago
Apress hasn't updated the listing in a while, but Stuart Sierra is actually the co-author on that, too.
- icey 17y ago
  I saw his tweet mentioning it and thought maybe there was a second mystery book coming. This makes much more sense! http://twitter.com/stuartsierra/status/11484474610 http://twitter.com/stuartsierra/status/11484474610
  - gtani 17y ago
    Manning sends out discount/promotional codes for MEAP's pretty often: http://manning.com/free/dotd.html http://manning.com/free/dotd.html Or, you can google for them, they're usually 25-35% off

raju 17y ago

I have three - "Programming Clojure" (PragProg), "The Joy of Clojure" (MEAP - Manning) and "Clojure In Action" (MEAP - Manning). There is the Apress book coming out soon, and I am yet to pick up the beta Of those 3 the PragProg and "Clojure In Action" seem to be the ones that most people are using to get up and running with Clojure. The PragProg is pre 1.0 (FYI). Both the above mentioned books look good. But I am especially impressed with the Joy Of Clojure by fogus (a HN'er) - From what I have read so far (which is the first 4 chapters in the MEAP) - they are taking a different approach to teaching Clojure. They are emphasizing the philosophy of Clojure - so they attempt to explain the "why" as well as the "how". Having played with some Clojure this definitely helps to bring somethings into perspective. I would recommend picking up the PragProg book (if for no other reason than it's the only complete Clojure book out there) and "The Joy of Clojure". I am eagerly waiting out the Apress book to see how it is. Hope that helped.

hello_moto 17y ago
Thank you very much!