A Computer Programming Course Featuring newLISP

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TedWalther

May 18, 2009, 10:38:16 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00:00 PM by TedWalther
Hi guys.  In my spare time (which is little) I'm developing a course to develop newbies into powerhouse computer programmers.  Of course, it is LISP (and newLISP) centric.



If anyone would care to look and make suggestions, I'd like to hear them.



The actual course outline isn't finished yet, but the set of core texts is mostly settled.



You can see it here:



http://reactor-core.org/programmer-syllabus.html">http://reactor-core.org/programmer-syllabus.html
Cavemen in bearskins invaded the ivory towers of Artificial Intelligence.  Nine months later, they left with a baby named newLISP.  The women of the ivory towers wept and wailed.  \"Abomination!\" they cried.

cormullion

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May 19, 2009, 10:40:19 AM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00:00 PM by cormullion
Looks good, Ted. I'd like to see your outline. But that excellent reading list would be hard to follow!



Nice to see Leo Brodie's books in there, too. I liked him.

rickyboy

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May 19, 2009, 11:51:20 AM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00:00 PM by rickyboy
And let's not forget good ol' Eric Blair!  :-)
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TedWalther

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May 19, 2009, 11:54:18 AM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00:00 PM by TedWalther
Quote from: "cormullion"Looks good, Ted. I'd like to see your outline. But that excellent reading list would be hard to follow!



Nice to see Leo Brodie's books in there, too. I liked him.


Hard to follow, as in, hard to locate and then read?



I am envisioning this as a four year long programmer boot camp, not a simple 6 month course. :)  Almost an apprenticeship.  At 12 books per year, 1 per month, I think a young padawan programmer could manage.  The purpose of the outline is to set the pacing and make sure things are done in the right order.
Cavemen in bearskins invaded the ivory towers of Artificial Intelligence.  Nine months later, they left with a baby named newLISP.  The women of the ivory towers wept and wailed.  \"Abomination!\" they cried.

m i c h a e l

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May 19, 2009, 12:07:01 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00:00 PM by m i c h a e l
Quote from: "cormullion"Nice to see Leo Brodie's books in there, too. I liked him.


One of my favorite books about Forth was by Leo. Thinking Forth (I think). His cartoons always made it more fun to learn and illustrated his points well.



Maybe we could persuade him to write one on newLISP ;-)



m i c h a e l

xytroxon

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May 19, 2009, 01:36:42 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00:00 PM by xytroxon
Speaking of reading lists for programmers...


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Somebody mailed me a copy of SICP. Now what would they mean by that...?11:17 AM May 18th from web

gvanrossum

Guido van Rossum


Okay. who's the wiseguy? :b)
\"Many computers can print only capital letters, so we shall not use lowercase letters.\"

-- Let\'s Talk Lisp (c) 1976
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