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The Joy of Clojure, Second Edition – Early Access

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Re: The Joy of Clojure, Second Edition – Early Access

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Post by tomku »

lucian1900 wrote: post #16
fogus wrote: post #10

Hi all, one of the authors here. If you'd like to buy the early access edition then Manning has a 50% off deal today with code dotd0314tw. You have to order it through their website, that can be accessed via http://www.joyofclojure.com/buy even better apparently is the code joc2elaunch50 allowing discounts for a bunch of books

Is the ebook version DRM-free from Manning? Their buy page isn't clear.

It's DRM-free, but visibly tagged with your name and email address on each page like other Manning ebooks.

Edit: This applies to the PDF version, the ePub and Mobi just put your name in the metadata, I believe.

Re: The Joy of Clojure, Second Edition – Early Access

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Post by orangethirty »

fogus wrote: post #10

Hi all, one of the authors here. If you'd like to buy the early access edition then Manning has a 50% off deal today with code dotd0314tw. You have to order it through their website, that can be accessed via http://www.joyofclojure.com/buy even better apparently is the code joc2elaunch50 allowing discounts for a bunch of books

May you provide some insight into the contents of the book?

Re: The Joy of Clojure, Second Edition – Early Access

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Post by tomku »

c0mpute wrote: post #12

Anyone knows how this series compares to the also-recently-announced Clojure in Action - http://www.manning.com/rathore2/ I mean compare the two clojure books wrt v1.

Joy of Clojure is about understanding the philosophy of Clojure, and using the language's built-in abstractions in an idiomatic way. It's not really a "first book on Clojure" for someone that doesn't know the language at all, but if you know the basics you can use it to solidify your understanding.

Clojure in Action is more of a practical, get-shit-done book. It covers things like databases, web frameworks, TDD and message queues in the context of Clojure. It also has a brief introduction to the language itself and some coverage of functional programming idioms, but the focus is more strongly on real-world usage rather than deep understanding.

Re: The Joy of Clojure, Second Edition – Early Access

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Post by c0mpute »

tomku wrote: post #29
c0mpute wrote: post #12

Anyone knows how this series compares to the also-recently-announced Clojure in Action - http://www.manning.com/rathore2/ I mean compare the two clojure books wrt v1.

Joy of Clojure is about understanding the philosophy of Clojure, and using the language's built-in abstractions in an idiomatic way. It's not really a "first book on Clojure" for someone that doesn't know the language at all, but if you know the basics you can use it to solidify your understanding. Clojure in Action is more of a practical, get-shit-done book. It covers things like databases, web frameworks, TDD and m…

Thank you, that is a helpful description.

So for a Clojure noob (like me) it might be better to start with Clojure in Action and then read Joy of Clojure.

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