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Received: by cheltenham.cs.arizona.edu; Wed, 29 Nov 1995 08:35:49 MST
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 01:04:23 -0700 (MST)
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To: icon-group@cs.arizona.edu
From: "William H. Mitchell" <whm@mse.com>
Subject: Another introductory book on Icon?
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Several weeks ago I was struck with an urge to write an introductory
book on Icon. I've been involved with Icon for a number of years and I'm
of course familiar with the Griswolds' book. I think that book is good but
I've come to believe that another Icon book would be of use to the
programming community.
The focus I have in mind for an Icon book is to be more tutorial and less
encyclopedic than the Griswolds' book. I think Icon is a very clean
language, but it has many important concepts that I think could stand to be
explored in more detail than is present in the Griswolds' book.
In addition to a more tutorial focus I think another book would have the
simple benefit of offering another perspective on the language and how to
effectively use it. Also, many idioms have emerged since the Griswolds'
book was published and I'd like to cover some of them.
I wondered if my urge to write a book on Icon might subside, but I've
found myself to be gaining enthusiasm as time passes. I'm writing this
note to probe the on-line Icon community to see what interest there might
be in another introductory book on Icon. What do you think? Might
another book be of possible use?