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No write up on Unison? https://www.unisonweb.org/ https://www.unisonweb.org/ For me, Haskell is on the list of languages (right next to Smalltalk and Forth) th
by Hammershaft 6y ago
No write up on Unison? https://www.unisonweb.org/ https://www.unisonweb.org/
For me, Haskell is on the list of languages (right next to Smalltalk and Forth) that I would like to learn in the future just to experience problem solving from that vantage point, but it's taken me so long to work through SICP that I wonder if I have the time to meaningfully experience all these languages.
- eru 6y agoJust as an aside: I have fond memory of first working through SICP in my teens. But having recently revisited the book, I realised it's mostly nostalgia. There are better books about programming than SICP nowadays.
- Hammershaft 6y agoIt still has some mindblowing insights to share, but the length is a little intimidating. What books would you recommend instead?
- eru 6y agoOh, I didn't mind the length too much. You can benefit from each individual chapter. > What books would you recommend instead? 'Think Python' is a good introduction to programming in general. https://greenteapress.com/wp/think-python-2e/ https://greenteapress.com/wp/think-python-2e/ 'How To Design Programs' is another good introduction. https://htdp.org/2020-8-1/Book/part_preface.html https://htdp.org/2020-8-1/Book/part_preface.html For functional programming in general, Okasaki's 'Purely Functional Datastructures' is a real treat. Paul Graham's 'On Lisp' is worth reading. It's a bit on the pragmatic side. http://www.paulgraham.com/onlisp.html http://www.paulgraham.com/onlisp.html Above all of them, the best book in general is 'The Pleasures of Counting'.
- dwhitney 6y agoUnison is truly doing something different and new. Totally worth checking out.