Email discussion lists and comp.lang.scheme are an excellent to start.
Another option is #scheme on IRC at Freenode; there is nothing like speaking to another human being about Scheme.
When you talk with folks; you learn faster and have a lot more fun. When you are really digging into a concept, the kind soul who answers your question at just the right moment can make the difference between learning the concept now, or in a few days. Not to say that learning is a race; it is just so much fun that I think everyone loves to learn the next thing!
An aside; I’ve found that my mastery of topics, and in particular the lack thereof, is revealed much more quickly to me when I open my mouth! I won’t miss a chance to do so!
Month: February 2008
Lisp: How hard can it be?
To apply the general question that makes every programmer shudder, to Lisp…
How hard can it be?
Here is the definitive answer, from the source.
7 Habits of Highly Revolutionary People
When is it the right time to start addressing the cause of problems today, and where does one start?
For a fun job, see C and Lisp
Bill Clementson always posts great articles.
In this one he relays a great story about Amazon, fun jobs, and how to get ahead in business.
52 Lessons in PAIP
While ostensibly this article is about Lisp, the author’s review of PAIP and its lessons make it well worth the read.
14 Ways to Write a Spelling Corrector
Peter Norvig posted this article explaining how implement an “industrial-strength spell corrector like Google’s” in only 21 lines of Python!
This article is a pretty fun read, especially for folks looking for fun problems to solve in their programming language of choice (or hopefully in the new language that they are currently learning). Be sure to check out the implementations that folks provided in other languages.
A beautiful monster
Can we look to mathematics to find the “measure of beauty”?
Edwin: The Movie
MIT Scheme is a fine Scheme distribution. Their editor, Edwin, however, has always been sort of a mystery to me. I can’t find anyone that uses it, documentation that “speaks to me”, or even a user guide on how to get the most out of it. Aaron Hsu, psychically detecting another Schemer in need, recorded an introduction to Edwin that provides a nice peek into some of its features.