[Baypiggies] courses for beginners....

[Jeff Lindsay]

I don't think you need macros in SICP to get tremendous value out of it.
Anyway, thread is starting to get off topic. Take it offline.

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Jon Rosebaugh <jon at inklesspen.com> wrote:

> It can't be. Python lacks macros.
>
>
> On Jun 1, 2009, at 12:38 PM, Jeff Lindsay wrote:
>
>  I agree, but I wish SICP were in Python (for new programmers). I'm not
>> sure how much the new MIT stuff is going to be just that ... but I am taking
>> a lot from SICP in the course I'm putting together.
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Jon Rosebaugh <jon at inklesspen.com>
>> wrote:
>> Honestly, my recommended approach would be SICP followed by Dive into
>> Python.
>>
>>
>> On Jun 1, 2009, at 12:28 PM, Jeff Lindsay wrote:
>>
>> I agree. And it's online. Always remember this URL for newcomers:
>> http://openbookproject.net/thinkCSpy/
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Jon Rosebaugh <jon at inklesspen.com>
>> wrote:
>> > There are a lot of good books freely available on this subject. I'd
>> start
>> > with Dive into Python, which is currently being updated for py3k.
>>
>> And I would counter-suggest "Learning Python", which seems better
>> suited for non-geeks than Dive (although Dive is certainly more fun to
>> read).
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>> Jeff Lindsay
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>> --
>> Jeff Lindsay
>> http://webhooks.org -- Make the web more programmable
>> http://shdh.org -- A party for hackers and thinkers
>> http://tigdb.com -- Discover indie games
>> http://progrium.com -- More interesting things
>>
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