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Working Through SICP, Need a Learning Partner

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Re: Working Through SICP, Need a Learning Partner

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Post by david_shaw »

makmanalp wrote: post #15

Hey, how about an IRC channel? The nice thing is that a lot of people already use it and people can just hang around in there and converse when people are on. If not that, then some form of chat would be nice. ------------------ Edit: Here we go: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/p2pu-sicp/AwNI2g5_8i... It's #sicp on irc.freenode.net.

I like this a lot; the wiki is going to be useful for a reference-type resource, but an IRC channel would really create the interactive community that I think the OP is looking for. Great idea :)

Re: Working Through SICP, Need a Learning Partner

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Post by cal5k »

Hey everyone...

Wow, there's a lot of interest in this! Sargis discovered a group on P2PU (and Google Groups) that's just getting started, so I figure we might as well join up there rather than reinvent the wheel.

Check out the group at: http://new.p2pu.org/en/groups/sicp-study-group/

And on Google Groups at: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/p2pu-sicp

Also, for anyone interested in discussing informally as you go along, shoot me an email at:

dustin [at] myplanetdigital [dot] com

With your skype username :-)

Re: Working Through SICP, Need a Learning Partner

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Post by cal5k »

Sargis wrote: post #19
cal5k wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interesting, this seems to be a better way to organize the process than a wiki :-)

Let me know if you're going to make your own study group.

Just joined up there! Shoot me an email too if you'd like to discuss on Skype as you go along.

dustin [at] myplanetdigital [dot] com

Re: Working Through SICP, Need a Learning Partner

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Post by cal5k »

makmanalp wrote: post #15

Hey, how about an IRC channel? The nice thing is that a lot of people already use it and people can just hang around in there and converse when people are on. If not that, then some form of chat would be nice. ------------------ Edit: Here we go: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/p2pu-sicp/AwNI2g5_8i... It's #sicp on irc.freenode.net.

makmanalp, do you want to put one together and share it with the group here:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/p2pu-sicp

I'll admit I haven't used IRC in a while so it would take me a while to figure out how to get a channel set up.

Re: Working Through SICP, Need a Learning Partner

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Post by cal5k »

Wilduck wrote: post #26

I picked this book up a couple years ago and got through a couple chapters. Without any accountability though, I didn't finish. I'd love to have some peer pressure. At this point is joining the google group the best bet to insure participation?

I'd say it's as good as any I know :-)

Re: Working Through SICP, Need a Learning Partner

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Post by Josmas »

wicknicks wrote: post #28

Folks, It might be useful to have a place to put all common source code (with instructions on how to compile and execute them). So I created this Github repository: https://github.com/wicknicks/sicpgroup

Hey there, the original idea is that each of us in the study group would have a github repo with their own solutions so we all can share and learn from each other. But I'm happy to go along with whatever works better for everybody. If anyone wants to be added as an organiser/admin in the p2pu site or google group I'll be happy to add you guys! cheers, Jos
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