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It is so hard to read. Tried reading the book too and couldnt get past chapter 2 because of this „conversational“ style that jumps all over the place with irrel
by artemonster 4y ago
It is so hard to read. Tried reading the book too and couldnt get past chapter 2 because of this „conversational“ style that jumps all over the place with irrelevant nonsense. Ian, hire an editor, please :(
- ptato 4y agoYeah... he says you can learn the language in an afternoon, but his book is so long-winded... I just want a short intro so that I can start writing programs.
- asymmetric 4y agoI really like the conversational style. If I wanted the quickest, driest way to get started in Janet, I'd probably go to https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/janet/ https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/janet/
- lenkite 4y agoSadly that doesn't features such as modules, fibers, PEGs, macros, etc
- ColonelPhantom 4y agoHow about the official Janet documentation? https://janet-lang.org/docs/index.html https://janet-lang.org/docs/index.html
- andriamanitra 4y agoThe book (which I really like so far, 7 chapters in) is more of a deep dive which covers a lot of the gotchas and intricacies without shying away from the nastier parts of the language. The documentation on the official site should get you going in a couple of hours.
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- kieckerjan 4y agoAgreed. What is perfectly fine in a blog post can get tiresome in long form. It is not the question pre-empting structure, which is great in my opinion, but avuncular lines like "Okay wow; we’re just diving right in huh".
- chobytes 4y ago+1 I find it hard not to read that sort of writing style as condescending.
- artemonster 4y agotbh if you find this "condescending", you have to reevaluate your stance towards your general attitude. If you really wish to do so, you can find offensive and condescending wordings literally everywhere, it is always in the eye of the beholder to be offended or not.