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Seven Languages In Seven Weeks By Bruce Tate - What An Adventure
Posted: January 28, 2011 at 10:25 AM by Ben Nadel
About two months ago, I started reading Seven Languages in Seven Weeks by Bruce Tate . I went into the book with a significant understanding of only two programming Languages: ColdFusion and Javascript. Now, not only do I have a sense of how many programming languages there are out there (Tate's list of 7 was selected from over a hundred language... read more »
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Seven Languages In Seven Weeks: Prolog - Day 3
Posted: December 10, 2010 at 10:00 AM by Ben Nadel
Today is the last day of Prolog from my Seven Languages in Seven Weeks book . And, to be quite honest, I've had enough of Prolog. It's a very different way of thinking about programming and it seems that my brain doesn't much like to work in a way well suited for Prolog. Even after the first two assignments, today didn't feel any easier, really. ... read more »
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Seven Languages In Seven Weeks: Prolog - Day 2
Posted: December 6, 2010 at 9:30 AM by Ben Nadel
Over the weekend, I finished day 2 of Prolog from my Seven Languages in Seven Weeks book . Unfortunately, Prolog continues to confound me. It's actually a little disconcerting that I find this language so difficult to wrap my head around. I would have hoped that after so many years of computer programming, problem solving would have become easier... read more »
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Seven Languages In Seven Weeks: Prolog - Day 1
Posted: December 3, 2010 at 9:29 AM by Ben Nadel
I have just started Prolog - the third language in Seven Languages in Seven Weeks by Bruce Tate . Ruby was a lot fun. The Io language was a lot of fun. Prolog, on the other hand, had me finishing my homework in an awful mood. I'll say it - I was downright angry by the time I got into bed last night. Luckily, there was a new Grey's Anatomy on ... read more »
