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I find this book to be a lot like "Programming Collective Intelligence" in that it introduces you to new concepts for even experienced developers. You're expected to know a lot about programming already, but as it's introducing new concepts, it gives you enough background to follow along, but not so much detail that you're bored. It also has a couple of different sections for each language, including short interviews with the language designers. You can learn ruby anywhere, but it's going to take you a while to find out what makes it unique, whereas this book gets right to what's important, with no boringness. You can get through one language a day, or faster if you don't bother trying to do the examples or questions, but those were well-chosen. The book is a little too playful at times (describing Ruby as like Mary Poppins), but it's entertaining and makes it less dry (ex. in a description of a possible mistake someone might make when programming Io it states "If that line of code is buried deeply into a complex package, Io just puked in your car.").
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Customers find this programming book provides a good introduction to several different languages, with one review noting it includes interviews with language designers. Moreover, the book offers a good cross section of different paradigms and is particularly useful for nerdy programmers, with one customer mentioning it provides three days worth of lessons. Additionally, the writing style is first person, making it easy to read, and customers find it entertaining.
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17 customers mention language learning, 14 positive, 3 negative
...Provides some very interesting thoughts on the direction of languages and a good cross section of different paradigms such as prolog declarative vs...Read more
...The approach is at least a half-way decent one: introduce a language, give three days worth of lessons (plus homework) and then use that to bridge...Read more
...I haven't worked through all of it, but I did enjoy playing with the Io language. I love how he compares the languages to movie characters....Read more
A great book for nerdy programmers. A good intro to several different languages and reasons why you should try using different languages.Read more
10 customers mention enlightened content, 10 positive, 0 negative
...myself before reading the book, I still found it to be both enlightening, instructing and challenging....Read more
...lot like "Programming Collective Intelligence" in that it introduces you to new concepts for even experienced developers....Read more
...thoughts on the direction of languages and a good cross section of different paradigms such as prolog declarative vs functional in haskell and OO in...Read more
...what I like about this book, and this series is the 'distillation' of knowledge of key concepts in the language and presenting it in a fashion that...Read more
10 customers mention use, 9 positive, 1 negative
A great book for nerdy programmers. A good intro to several different languages and reasons why you should try using different languages.Read more
It was a useful book for me. I now have a good grasp of the languages I've only heard about till now.Read more
...This book is also useful because at the ends of each chapter, there is a conclusion about the advantages and disadvantages of the language covered...Read more
...is at least a half-way decent one: introduce a language, give three days worth of lessons (plus homework) and then use that to bridge into the next...Read more
8 customers mention enjoyment, 6 positive, 2 negative
...And it's a fun book to read.Read more
...Conclusion: An interesting book that I enjoyed reading and expect to return to in the future....Read more
...Io was relatively uninteresting, but did help explain how a similar language, JavaScript, works....Read more
...Still, enjoyable for programmers or anyone wanted to learn more about programming.Read more
6 customers mention programming knowledge, 6 positive, 0 negative
Such a great book for exposing yourself to new ways of thinking and creating....Read more
...Seven Languages in Seven Weeks was written to stretch your brain and show you that assumptions about programming based on the language you use most...Read more
...The mission is a good one at least: introduce apprentice or journeyman programmers to a diverse array of programming languages and styles to help...Read more
...Reading it made me a better programmer overall, I haven't used most of the languages for my work but it enabled a bunch of discussions with...Read more
4 customers mention introduction, 4 positive, 0 negative
...The chapter on Ruby was a nice introduction to a language I'd seen mentioned a lot of times, but knew very little about it....Read more
...It's a nice start, but requires a fair amount of supplemental material unless you're familiar with the language or it's model.Read more
...already, but as it's introducing new concepts, it gives you enough background to follow along, but not so much detail that you're bored....Read more
...Then, each chapter contains a series of simple, complete, well-paced examples....Read more
4 customers mention writing style, 4 positive, 0 negative
...His writing style is a pleasure to read. Take your time with this book....Read more
...The author's writing style is first person and conversational....Read more
...I enjoy learning new languages and found the author's style pretty engaging. My experience started off well....Read more
...; but at least he does not claim to be... the author is generally humble throughout the book....Read more
3 customers mention ease of reading, 3 positive, 0 negative
Great for beginners and new students. Easy to read and comprehend intros to several language fundamentals.Read more
...Although the typesetting is easy to read the top and bottom margins are unpleasantly tight....Read more
...everything you need (in the google age) ...in a book - it's simple , clear, and shows you all the gotchas for a functional language if you come from...Read more
Fantastic book!
Very well written! Extremely engaging and easy to read. This is not a heavy tech manual to read to fall asleep to! Book arrived in excellent condition.
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Stefan MackeReviewed in Germany on May 5, 2011
Super Überblick über aktuelle Programmierkonzepte, eher nichts für Anfänger
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase - Avid ReaderReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2016
A Book to Open Your Mind
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Leandro Krug WivesReviewed in Brazil on November 19, 2014
Aprenda várias linguagens em 2 meses
