Re: Lisp Presentation?

["Evan Weaver" <evan@cloudbur.st>]

Little Schemer is good I guess, but I used SICP in college.

Probably better to start with Scheme then LISP.

Evan

On Feb 2, 2008 10:43 AM, Aaron Feng <aaron.feng@gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree with Andrew.  I ran through a few online tutorials before I started
> reading On Lisp.  However, if you are an experienced programmer you can read
> On Lisp with the HyperSpec on hand and figure out most of it out.  The first
> couple chapters (including preface) are the most interesting even if you
> don't know anything about Lisp.  Not sure the quality of this tutorial, but
> I found it helpful:
>
> http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/faculty/alphonce/Courses/Fall2005/cse467/Recitations/lisp.pdf
>
> Aaron
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>  On Feb 2, 2008 9:37 AM, Andrew Gwozdziewycz <apgwoz@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Feb 2, 2008, at 8:30 AM, Steve Eichert wrote:
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> > On a side note, what do people think is the best resource for learning
> Lisp?  I know Aaron is reading Paul Graham's book, is that the best resource
> to start with?
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> >
> >
> > No, On Lisp is generally a book for more advanced Lispers. Seibel's
> Practical Common Lisp is normally the starting point for learning Common
> Lisp. If however you're more into learning Scheme, there are a few resources
> to do that as well. Kent Dyvbig has written "The Scheme Programming
> Language," which was my "formal" introduction. And of course there is the
> classic computer science text "Structure and Interpretation of Computer
> Programs" by Abelson and Sussman. All 3 of these books actually are online
> for free.
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> >
> > Side note.
> > I'd also be "all over" a Haskell presentation. I've been meaning to get my
> Monads on for a while now.
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> > On Feb 2, 2008 8:26 AM, Steve Eichert <steve.eichert@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > I'm interested as well.
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> > > On Feb 2, 2008 1:14 AM, Aaron Feng <aaron.feng@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Yeah, I'm in.  I'm pretty sure we can use my space again.  I can
> confirm it if I have a date.
> > > >
> > > > Aaron
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> > > > On Feb 2, 2008 12:44 AM, Toby DiPasquale <codeslinger@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > > > > On Feb 1, 2008 10:22 PM, Kyle R. Burton <kyle.burton@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > > Ok, who organizes?  I'm willing...just about any Wednesday is cool
> w/me.
> > > > >
> > > > > +1 for Lisp, obviously ;-) As far as organization, you can take
> point
> > > > > or we can pitch in. Aaron, any possibility we could get space at
> your
> > > > > place again this time?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > It was a good group for the Scala talk, I don't want it to drop
> off so
> > > > > > I'll step up for the time being...hrm...I should see if I can get
> a
> > > > > > friend of mine to give a haskell talk...
> > > > >
> > > > > I'd be all over a Haskell talk.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Toby DiPasquale
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> > --
> > Andrew Gwozdziewycz
> > apgwoz@gmail.com
> > http://www.apgwoz.com  |  http://www.photub.com
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Evan Weaver
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