P� Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:58:19 +0200, skrev Tim X <····@nospam.dev.null>:
> Matthias Buelow <···@incubus.de> writes:
>
>> Rainer Joswig wrote:
>>
>>> Peter Seibel's book is a better introduction
>>
>> I disagree.
>
> having read both, I'm interested in why you think PG's On Lisp is a
> better
> introduction than PS' Practical Common Lisp?
>
Paul grahams introduction to Common Lisp is "ANSI Common Lisp"
"On Lisp" is a advanced book which you should only read when you
understand the basics.
> I started On Lisp first and read a good half of it before I started
> PCL. After PCL, I returned to On Lisp and have to say I got a hell of a
> lot
> more out of it than I was getting prior to reading PCL. In fact, I
> returned
> to the start and re-read the half I had already done and I felt lots of
> the
> more subtle points in PGs arguements then made a lot more sense.
Figures..