Re: Learning LISP; Scheme vs elisp.

[Adam Funk]

On 2008-08-01, Joost Kremers wrote:

> Adam Funk wrote:
>> I've decided I ought to train myself in the most elegant programming
>> weapon --- http://xkcd.com/297/ --- so I've started working through
>> _The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs_.
>>
>> In the long term I hope I'll be able to customize Emacs more in its
>> native way instead of wrapping external Perl programs in
>> shell-command-on-region (as I often do now).
>
> dunno, but the emacs lisp intro (C-h i m emacs lisp intro RET) and the
> emacs lisp manual (C-h i m elisp RET) seem more appropriate ways to get
> started with elisp...

Well, what I mainly want to do is learn LISP from a reputable text,
and I'm hoping a side benefit of that will be improved Emacs skills.