From: Stu Date: 2011-04-05T17:58:34+09:00 Subject: Re: functional paradigm taking over I'd be interested in the pdf formatted version. Thank you. On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 7:41 AM, Josh Cheek wrote: > On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 4:28 AM, Stu wrote: > >> is this a good book to read to grok functional programming, >> http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html >> >> I have done some lisp but interested in gaining the skillset with ruby, >> >> any nice thick comp sci books for recommendation? >> >> > I haven't gone through it yet, but I have a PDF version I can upload if you > don't like the html format of that one. It should be understood, though, > that Ruby's functional support isn't the same as that of the purely > functional languages. That isn't to suggest you won't get insights from that > book, I know a lot of relevant people who have recommended it (ie Uncle Bob, > and Rick DeNetale). > > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 6:31 AM, Everett L Williams II > wrote: > >> *You have restated my point in much more pleasant language, and with >> commendable precision. >> >> > Hmm, I thought he deserved to be chastised for making a post almost 90% of > which was about databases. It fits quite nicely with the hypothesis that > he's just trolling. > > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 7:29 AM, Johnny Morrice wrote: > >> > I've seen some absolutely amazing things done with befunge!  Networked >> > programs, even.  Which is more than excel can do. >> >> Sorry, what with all the bullshit I forgot to provide any evidence of >> this fact: >> http://zem.fi/~fis/fungot.b98.txt >> >> > Amusingly, you added this on a whim, but it's more evidence than the Excel > proponents (sorry, I mean "S# programmers") have provided, despite several > explicit requests for clarification and examples. >