Re: Some thoughts about documentation

[Dale P. Smith]

Alex Shinn wrote:
> 
> >>>>> "Ariel" == Ariel Rios <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>     Ariel> Maybe... "Programming with Guile... Learning by example"
> 
> Or "The Guile Cookbook"?
> 
> I think this would be very helpful.  I'm trying to convert some
> friends to scheme, and it seems the biggest road-block is that scheme
> has such a distinct way of doing things - not quite imperative, not
> quite functional.  A cookbook of common idioms, including Guile
> extensions and examples of C embedding, would help overcome the
> initial uneasiness of neophyte schemers.

I agree.  Most of what I know about Perl, I learned from the "Common
Tasks With Perl" chapter in the old pink camel book. The "Real Perl
Programs" chapter was good too.  Someone suggested a while ago (a year
or two) that we convert all those to scheme.  I think it would be a
great idea.

-Dale
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