Ask HN: Anyone want to work through SICP together? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Anyone want to work through SICP together?

#11

Post by brl » Sat, Jan 10, 2009, 10:06 PM UTC

chrisconley wrote: post #6

nazgulnarsil wrote: post #2

weekly IM chats about material? If we can get at least 5 people I'm in.

That's a great idea. We could also set up a google group(or something similar) if people were interested.

How about an IRC channel on freenode too.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone want to work through SICP together?

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Post by metaguri » Sat, Jan 10, 2009, 10:10 PM UTC

i'm in. i'm on chapter 2 right now. i think irc meetings are a good way to go.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone want to work through SICP together?

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Post by sharkbrainguy » Sat, Jan 10, 2009, 10:12 PM UTC

judofyr wrote: post #3

I'm also in! My copy is being shipped at the moment, though. Should arrive around 3th Februar :/

http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html should work fine until then

Re: Ask HN: Anyone want to work through SICP together?

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Post by silentbicycle » Sat, Jan 10, 2009, 10:12 PM UTC

nazgulnarsil wrote: post #2

weekly IM chats about material? If we can get at least 5 people I'm in.

I'm interested, too. I'm up to chapter two in the exercises, FWIW.

vokes dot s at gmail dot com

Re: Ask HN: Anyone want to work through SICP together?

#15

Post by zain » Sat, Jan 10, 2009, 10:12 PM UTC

brl wrote: post #9

Sure, count me in.

+1 me too

Re: Ask HN: Anyone want to work through SICP together?

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Post by silentbicycle » Sat, Jan 10, 2009, 10:14 PM UTC

sharkbrainguy wrote: post #13

judofyr wrote: post #3

I'm also in! My copy is being shipped at the moment, though. Should arrive around 3th Februar :/

http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html should work fine until then

The texinfo SICP (http://www.neilvandyke.org/sicp-texi/) is good too, if you're working in Emacs.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone want to work through SICP together?

#17

Post by chrisconley » Sat, Jan 10, 2009, 10:18 PM UTC

chrisconley wrote: post #10

It looks like there is at least a few people interested. Should we all leave a comment with contact info (if it's not in your profile)? My email is chris.m.conley at the goog.

Forget the email thing; we'll set up an irc channel :)

Re: Ask HN: Anyone want to work through SICP together?

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Post by rantfoil » Sat, Jan 10, 2009, 10:20 PM UTC

nazgulnarsil wrote: post #2

weekly IM chats about material? If we can get at least 5 people I'm in.

use chatterous.com -- it's great for small group chat.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone want to work through SICP together?

#19

Post by chrisconley » Sat, Jan 10, 2009, 10:22 PM UTC

brl wrote: post #11

chrisconley wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a great idea. We could also set up a google group(or something similar) if people were interested.

How about an IRC channel on freenode too.

how does ##hn-sicp sound?

Re: Ask HN: Anyone want to work through SICP together?

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Post by jimb » Sat, Jan 10, 2009, 10:24 PM UTC

nazgulnarsil wrote: post #2

weekly IM chats about material? If we can get at least 5 people I'm in.

Yeah, this book has been at the top of my wish list for a while. I think it would be great to get 5 or so like minded people all starting near the beginning of the book. Simple irc room, and weekly chats about material would be great.