[Tfug] LISP texts

[Claude Rubinson]

On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 09:13:41AM -0700, Bexley Hall wrote:

> > _The Little LISPer_ is great.  I think that it may
> > have been replaced by _The Little Schemer_.
> 
> Same authors?  Or, some other author copying their
> format?

Same authors.  They also have a series of books out including, The
Seasoned Schemer and The Reasoned (?) Schemer, which are more
advanced.

> > SICP is a classic but somewhat heavy (and, if I
> > recall correctly, expensive).
> 
> Hmmm... probably a more recent text than Winston &
> Horn (but, then again, *most* texts are!  :> ).
> I will have to look into it.

Actually, I forgot: SICP is available for free on the web.
http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/

> 
> > Another option is Chassell's _An
> > Introduction to Emacs
> > Lisp_ which is very accessible, free from the FSF. 
> > Obviously, it's directed toward Emacs but it's 
> > still lisp.
> 
> Yes, though I imagine that the "flavoring" of the
> examples, etc. is geared heavily towards processing
> text, etc.  I will pass it on...

True, but it's actually pretty decent as an introduction to
programming in general.  In fact, it might be better titled _An
Introduction to Programming (in Emacs Lisp)_.

Claude