[toronto-lisp] Learning Lisp

[Justin Giancola]

Hi David,

While this list isn't typically used for simple technical questions, I  
don't see why it couldn't be. I myself wouldn't mind answering  
questions or providing guidance where I am able to.


Justin

On 25-Sep-09, at 4:52 PM, David Penton wrote:

> Ok, great & thx.
>
> I am frustrated with a few things as I progress down my learning path.
> Frustration is, of course, usual and unavoidable when learning a new
> language. It appears to me that the effect is amplified by the fact
> that lisp = paradigm shift relative to algol / c languages, which is
> my background.
>
> Anyway, here is my query:
>
> 	Where should one go to ask *dumb* lisp questions?
>
> I have looked at comp.lang.lisp but it is sooooo full of spam that I
> don't know what to do about it. I have tried various news readers, but
> the spam filtering is either poor, or the documentation on setting up
> spam filtering is *incomprehensible*. The Google Groups archive is
> likewise full of spam-shit. Maybe I should ignore the spam and forge
> ahead?
>
> I could give examples of problems I am having, but I don't thing
> including them in this post is appropriate.
>
> Any suggestions? IRC or something? Does the toronto-lisp list deal
> with simple techical/newbie questions?
>
> TIA.
>
> - Dave -
>
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