November 2010
Beginner
328 pages
7h 56m
English
Content preview from Seven Languages in Seven Weeks
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Table of Contents
| Dedication |
| Acknowledgments |
| Foreword |
| 1. | Introduction |
| Method to the Madness |
| The Languages |
| Buy This Book |
| Don’t Buy This Book |
| A Final Charge |
| 2. | Ruby |
| Quick History |
| Day 1: Finding a Nanny |
| Day 2: Floating Down from the Sky |
| Day 3: Serious Change |
| Wrapping Up Ruby |
| 3. | Io |
| Introducing Io |
| Day 1: Skipping School, Hanging Out |
| Day 2: The Sausage King |
| Day 3: The Parade and Other Strange Places |
| Wrapping Up Io |
| 4. | Prolog |
| About Prolog |
| Day 1: An Excellent Driver |
| Day 2: Fifteen Minutes to Wapner |
| Day 3: Blowing Up Vegas |
| Wrapping Up Prolog |
| 5. | Scala |
| About Scala |
| Day 1: The Castle on the Hill |
| Day 2: Clipping Bushes and Other New Tricks |
| Day 3: Cutting Through the Fluff |
| Wrapping Up Scala |
| 6. | Erlang |
| Introducing Erlang |
| Day 1: Appearing Human |
| Day 2: Changing Forms |
| Day 3: The Red Pill |
| Wrapping Up Erlang ... |
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