Seven Languages in Seven Weeks

Table of contents

1. Seven Languages in Seven Weeks
   1. Copyright
   2. For the Best Reading Experience...
   3. Table of Contents
   4. What Readers Are Saying About Seven Languages in Seven Weeks
   5. Dedication
   6. Acknowledgments
   7. Foreword
   8. Chapter 1: Introduction
      1. Method to the Madness
      2. The Languages
      3. Buy This Book
      4. Don’t Buy This Book
      5. A Final Charge
   9. Chapter 2: Ruby
      1. Quick History
      2. Day 1: Finding a Nanny
      3. Day 2: Floating Down from the Sky
      4. Day 3: Serious Change
      5. Wrapping Up Ruby
   10. Chapter 3: Io
       1. Introducing Io
       2. Day 1: Skipping School, Hanging Out
       3. Day 2: The Sausage King
       4. Day 3: The Parade and Other Strange Places
       5. Wrapping Up Io
   11. Chapter 4: Prolog
       1. About Prolog
       2. Day 1: An Excellent Driver
       3. Day 2: Fifteen Minutes to Wapner
       4. Day 3: Blowing Up Vegas
       5. Wrapping Up Prolog
   12. Chapter 5: Scala
       1. About Scala
       2. Day 1: The Castle on the Hill
       3. Day 2: Clipping Bushes and Other New Tricks
       4. Day 3: Cutting Through the Fluff
       5. Wrapping Up Scala
   13. Chapter 6: Erlang
       1. Introducing Erlang
       2. Day 1: Appearing Human
       3. Day 2: Changing Forms
       4. Day 3: The Red Pill
       5. Wrapping Up Erlang
   14. Chapter 7: Clojure
       1. Introducing Clojure
       2. Day 1: Training Luke
       3. Day 2: Yoda and the Force
       4. Day 3: An Eye for Evil
       5. Wrapping Up Clojure
   15. Chapter 8: Haskell
       1. Introducing Haskell
       2. Day 1: Logical
       3. Day 2: Spock’s Great Strength
       4. Day 3: The Mind Meld
       5. Wrapping Up Haskell
   16. Chapter 9: Wrap-Up
       1. Programming Models
       2. Concurrency
       3. Programming Constructs
       4. Finding Your Voice
   17. Appendix 1: Bibliography
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