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Are mobi/epub versions available yet? From what I could tell, it's only the PDF version?
Normally the Manning books are PDF while the book is pre-release (MEAP), and then after publication the epub/mobi/pdf is released.
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Yes, it is DRM-free, just uploaded to my kindle.
Does it look fine in a Kindle with E-ink?
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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.
Great to see this updated for 1.5. Aside from that and some treatment of clojurescript, are there other updates from the first edition that might push a 1st edition owner to buy this one too?
Great to see this updated for 1.5. Aside from that and some treatment of clojurescript, are there other updates from the first edition that might push a 1st edition owner to buy this one too?
A couple topics that we plan to cover, besides the 1.5 additions and changes and ClojureScript, are logic programming and data-driven development. We talked a little about the latter in the 1st edition, but it'll be front and center in the 2nd.
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
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We realize that we're not about to get rich off of this book, so we'd prefer that the coupons disseminate far and wide. :-)
Well, >30$ book prices usually direct me to search reading elsewhere, books under 20$ usually get to my pocket in 5 seconds without hesitating. Glad to be your early reader.
Downsides: no early access (it seems) and no physical books, which I love. But seriously, if you have a habit, it seems like a good deal. I just signed up for the 10 day trial and I'm loving it so far.
Disclaimer: No disclaimer, just a happy habitual book buyer.
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
fogus, eagerly anticipating the logic programming section. Skip everything else to draft that, of course after the Clojure/West miniKanren conf. Which I am unable to attend (crying softly in my cubicle).
Maybe at lambda jam you or David Nolen will do a workshop on logic programming. Who do I bribe to make this happen?
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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.
I started with Joy of Clojure and found it hard to wrap my head around - it's commonly recommended you read it as your second book on Clojure, and it quickly became apparent to me why :) I jumped over to Clojure Programming and things immediately started to click in a way they'd not with JoC; after a couple thousand more lines of code and a few tens of 4clojure problems, I reread fogus, et al's work and had a much better time of it.