Possible topic for future wingding: http://beautifulcode.oreillynet.com/ http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596510046/ Impressive list of authors and chapters....
How about classic like "The Pragmatic Programmer" ? http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/ppbook/index.shtml ... Konstantin Ignatyev PS: If this is a typical day...
I sense a trend. We'll put it to a vote when WingDings starts back up in September. Come prepared with book summary or table of contents or some reason why...
The WingDings (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/wingding) group is reforming after our summer hiatus and is putting the wrap on our exploration of the Google...
... Another book to consider: Purely Functional Data Structures by Chris Okasaki http://books.google.com/books?id=SxPzSTcTalAC (preview) This book is really...
Sure I'm game for that. I guess we need a third for this to work. Doug ... From: wingding@yahoogroups.com [mailto:wingding@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Linus...
... It's a good book, but it's not for the uninitiated. Maybe an introduction to one or more of ML, Haskell, OCaml, etc. first would make it more relevant to...
count me please Konstantin Ignatyev PS: If this is a typical day on planet earth, humans will add fifteen million tons of carbon to the atmosphere, destroy 115...
... Oh come on... :) It's not that bad. While I seriously doubt that you'll be writing a system in something like Haskell in the near future, I can think of ...
I picked the book because exactly the reasons you have mentioned and of course have planned to play with it too. Still hope to do it ;).... Konstantin Ignatyev...
The WingDings Study Group (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/wingding) has selected "Beautiful Code" by Andy Oram, Greg Wilson for our current iteration. Our...
... Often the reading groups have been seriously into examples. Sometimes there are too many pontificators who haven't actually read the material, let alone...
Stan Dyck and I won't be able to attend this first meeting. Since the book is new and none of us have read it, I suggest that the first meeting is used to plan...
Probably because Barnes & Noble has cornered the market. I've been in two B&N's lately that had about 4 copies. If you're willing to pay full- or...
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Yes, it's almost as aggravating as the people who don't want to hear any examples that don't support their position. I hope they know who they are. -Jason ......
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... I agree. Speaking as someone who has slipped in and out a couple of book discussions, having a "syllabus" to check to make sure I'm on the right chapter...
www.bookpool.com has them at slight discount. free shipping if you order more than one, although that is for MediaMail for which they quote "10-15 days." Not...
Hmm, a little under 20% off. Nowhere near the sort of differential with the Concurrency book (for which Bob teased me for buying impulsively at full retail)....
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Nerdbooks.com has it for a bit over $35. They ship media mail for $3, but $8 for USPS Priority. Cheap, Fast, or In Stock: seems like we get only 2 out of 3. ...
I'm still waiting for my electronic paper, damn it. (And my flying car, but let's not go there). There's still a number of tactile gaps between a PDF on the...
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... You get free Safari access if you have a Seattle Public Library card: http://webpac.spl.org/rpa/webauth.exe?rs=stb You just need your card number and pin...
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