Clojure for the Brave and True
Learning and science
programming book
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
12 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score +0.45.
Docs: 5 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Well structured, enjoyable and funny introduction to Clojure
From 4 comments
One of the best and most enjoyable ways to get started with Clojure, very well done. The part on setting up emacs was hugely helpful for a VI guy for me who's mucked around with…
siavosh on HNI bought the book in the prerelease form after reading most of it online because it was so great! I found it better structured than "Joy of Clojure". Definitely a work of love.…
base698 on HNI used this book to get started with Clojure, and I can't imagine learning Clojure any other way. I still refer to it, most recently for multimethods. I used to search the…
timroy on HNThis was my first Clojure book and it's quite fantastic for a beginner with no prior Clojure or functional experience.
joesmo on HN
Helped readers learn core.async and multimethods
From 2 comments
I've been looking forward to this update for it seems like months. Clojure for the brave and true helped me understand core.async, can't wait to go through and read it again
cp9 on HNI used this book to get started with Clojure, and I can't imagine learning Clojure any other way. I still refer to it, most recently for multimethods. I used to search the…
timroy on HN
Print version better than ePub and web
From 1 comment
Reporting back to say the print version is infinitely better than the ePub and Web versions. Thanks again, it's a fun and easy reference work!
njorth on HN
Objections
Checkout lacked a shipping method option for a time
From 2 comments
Am I the only one trying to order it and facing the problem that there is no way to select shipping method at checkout?
dudul on HNIt eventually worked. Not sure what happened, but after a couple tries I was able to checkout with the shipping option. Thanks, can't wait to receive the book!
dudul on HN
Page crashed in Firefox for one commenter
From 1 comment
Interestingly enough, the page crashes my firefox 100% of the time (linux / firefox 41) but works fine in chrome
Keats on HN
Requests
Advanced book covering workflows, testing and project layout
From 1 comment
I bought the pre-release. I hope it starts shipping!~ What a great book. Got me hooked on Clojure. I wish he made a companion book for more advanced use cases. I.e. advanced…
setheron on HN
Windows Clojure workflow guidance
From 1 comment
Hey, this is the book that got me to try clojure out. I'm curious though what do peoples windows clojure workflows look like, as most tutorials I'm seeing are in mac or *nix
ticviking on HN
Questions
How successful is the free-plus-paid book model
From 1 comment
Looks great, bookmarked for later reading. Can you give us some insights in how successful is the business model of releasing a book free to read and paid at the same time ? I've…
AlexeyBrin on HN
Developing Clojure in Emacs versus Vi
From 1 comment
How do you feel about developing Clojure in Emacs, as a Vi guy? I'm also more at home in Vi, but I ended up going with Cursive when I began learning Clojure (and I highly…
vosper on HN
Alternatives named
Joy of Clojure
From 1 comment
I bought the book in the prerelease form after reading most of it online because it was so great! I found it better structured than "Joy of Clojure". Definitely a work of love.…
base698 on HN
Clojure Applied
From 1 comment
I plan on creating more content :) I wrote a blog post with a couple more details (http://www.flyingmachinestudios.com/programming/brave-and-new/, fourth paragraph). But yes, I…
nonrecursive on HN
Land of Lisp
From 1 comment
Land of Lisp is another great book... not Clojure per se but an excellent Clojure primer. Includes cartoons, too, which I like.
joeevans1000 on HN