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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: Haskell - Day 3
Posted: January 28, 2011 at 9:11 AM by Ben Nadel
I just finished day 3 of Haskell from Seven Langauges in Seven Weeks and well, the term "finished" is being extremely generous. I am more than a little bit embarrassed but I didn't do any of the homework problems from last night. I've been struggling to make peace with Haskell and then last night, I just hit a complete mental block. I spent 30... read more »
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Seven Languages In Seven Weeks: Haskell - Day 2
Posted: January 27, 2011 at 10:12 AM by Ben Nadel
I just finished day 2 of Haskell from my Seven Languages in Seven Weeks book . Today, Tate actually talked about a lot of the stuff that I talked about yesterday ; so, reading this section, I felt that I was already a little ahead of the game. And, as I said before, languages like Haskell really do show you how awesome it can be to work with lis... read more »
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Seven Languages In Seven Weeks: Haskell - Day 1
Posted: January 26, 2011 at 10:49 AM by Ben Nadel
I can't believe it! I am finally on Haskell - the last language from my Seven Langauges in Seven Weeks book by Bruce Tate . It's been quite a journey. Haskell is a pure functional language. And, as with the other functional languages in this book, I have found the syntax to be on of the most challenging aspects. I love intermediary variables an... read more »
