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Re:Casting SPELS with Clojure by drcode on Thursday April 01, 2010 @11:08AM (#1234755)
Hi- I'm Conrad, the author of "Casting SPELs". Two things:

1. This Clojure version is a "straight" translation of the Common Lisp version, which means it's very very far away from being idiomatic Clojure. Don't learn any bad habits!

2. An improved version of "Casting SPELs" for Common Lisp is in my new book "Land of Lisp" along with a TON of other stuff. This book is past schedule, but WILL be out this Summer!

Re:Casting SPELS with Clojure by pellicle on Thursday April 01, 2010 @03:14PM (#1235173)
Congratulations on the book being published.

I didn't know there were so many versions of Casting Spels (Emacs Lisp, Common Lisp, Clojure, Haskell). Do you have any plans to do one for Scheme?

Re:Casting SPELS with Clojure by drcode on Thursday April 01, 2010 @05:33PM (#1235443)
:) someone wrote some of the base functions for it in scheme once, but the concept is a bit incompatible with hygenic macros.
Re:Casting SPELS with Clojure by apgwoz on Thursday April 01, 2010 @03:33PM (#1235218)
I almost want to volunteer to do the one for Scheme, but I don't know if I can commit to it.
Re:Casting SPELS with Clojure by ludwig on Thursday April 01, 2010 @04:31PM (#1235327)
Glad to hear the book is still a work in progress! I was a bit disappointed when Amazon canceled my pre-order.
Re:Casting SPELS with Clojure by drcode on Thursday April 01, 2010 @05:34PM (#1235446)
Apologies about that- I'm trying to write the book to the best of my abilities so it's taken a long time.
Re:Casting SPELS with Clojure by icey on Thursday April 01, 2010 @06:16PM (#1235523)
I think we would all prefer to have a late book that you approved of than a timely book that you disliked.
Re:Casting SPELS with Clojure by morphir on Thursday April 01, 2010 @05:38PM (#1235452)
same here. I was looking forward to april because of this book..