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But until then, you’re in a magical position to make great strides. To propose radical solutions, deliberately ignorant ideas that just might be brilliant. A m
by espeed 14y ago
But until then, you’re in a magical position to make great strides. To propose radical solutions, deliberately ignorant ideas that just might be brilliant.
A more general opportunity is the opportunity to document misconceptions. I'm in the process of learning Clojure, and it's the little misconceptions that hang you up. But just a little change in perspective in how you see things can totally unstuck you.
Documenting those little changes in perspective, those little ah-ha moments, could really help future travelers.
I've been recording them as much as possible, noting the "the one thing/sentence that I could have told my future self that would have helped me understand it" (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3998679 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3998679). Being able to view a collection of everyone's would be enlightening.
- SatvikBeri 14y agoDo you have those up anywhere? I'm also learning Clojure, and would find that very useful.
- raju 14y agoAgreed. That would be a nice resource :)
- espeed 14y agoNot yet -- I'll work on putting those up somewhere. Until then, I can tell you this: Stuart Halloway's "Programming Clojure" (http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Clojure-Stuart-Halloway/dp/1934356867/ http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Clojure-Stuart-Halloway/dp...) is the best book (I've read through them all). Stu works alongside Rich so he understands Clojure at a deep level, but he's still in tune to the beginner's mind and is able to clearly explain concepts and provide the context you need for the ideas to resonate.
- jamesrcole 14y agoI think that's a really good point.