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This book is probably the most fun I have had with a programming book. I remember going through most of it the first day I cracked it open. Curious if anyone k
by joe8756438 5y ago
This book is probably the most fun I have had with a programming book. I remember going through most of it the first day I cracked it open.
Curious if anyone knows other books that take a similar approach: fun but not dumbed down.
I tried a few from nostarch, in general I love their books, but i haven’t found one as engaging as land of lisp.
- metacontent 5y agoWhy's guide to Ruby is the only other book of that ilk that I'm aware of. https://poignant.guide/ https://poignant.guide/
- DASD 5y agoRealm of Racket https://nostarch.com/realmofracket https://nostarch.com/realmofracket
- rg111 5y agoNot as fun, but there is a Rust book that teaches you Rust through teaching you to programming 2D games. It is called Hands-On Rust [0], and it is from PragPub. When learning a language, I always look for books that actually make you do something rather than tediously, boringly walk you through the user-facing API. [0]: https://pragprog.com/titles/hwrust/hands-on-rust/ https://pragprog.com/titles/hwrust/hands-on-rust/
- vr46 5y agoPlus one, going through this now. Land of Lisp is great, been years since I touched it.
- pfarrell 5y ago“The Little Schemer”, by Daniel Friedman, takes a different tack, but, like LoL, is entertaining while teaching you the scheme language using the Socratic method.