If this is anything like the others in the series. I really like the style of the others; it is a really good way of learning for me. And the little prover&typer was when I already was well versed in the theory but they were really good to work through nonetheless.
So yep, must have. If you haven’t read the rest, they are really must haves imho.
No way. Does it use Scheme?
EDIT: Half Life 3 confirmed: "Presents key ideas of machine learning using a small, manageable subset of the Scheme language"
This looks interesting, though I'd probably do at LEAST little schemer finally before checking this one out (been meaning to pick up some of the Little x books but haven't, though I've been getting back to lisp through CL on things like PAIP).
Nothing little about a 450 page book, but still... I have to buy it.
I helped proofread this book, definitely check it out.
I went through some of the eBook providers but none seem to be offering a PDF version. Did anyone notice if a PDF version was for sale?
Wow, I would really like to get this book to complete my set of the Little Schemer, the Seasoned Schemer and the Reasoned Schemer. But 55$ is almost twice as expensive as the other books. Yes, it is bigger than those but still...
Have to think about this for a while :)
Are there other books written in this format?
I know _why wrote his books as a conversation between two foxes.
Someone who has access to O'Reilly and other free source to learn ML/AI e.g. Fast.ai, is there any advantage of buying this?
I hope this motivates an effort to add great bindings to TF/Torch from Racket/Scheme.
I have none of these "The Little" books in my bookshelf, and I would gladly purchase a bunch of them. Are there any such deals anywhere?
Very cool! I have such fond memories of The Little Schemer
Not yet available in India. Hope they launch soon!
At what age is this appropriate?
Shut up and take my money! Now!
Why is this book so special, could someone enlighten me?
The initial preview is a little disappointing because it feels like it does a great job displaying the pedagogical style but not enough to demonstrate the pedagogical value (i.e. whether this resource actually does a good job teaching a complex topic).
Given the wealth of information and the problem of appraising it all, I don't think it helps this book that it costs $55 and requires the reader to learn an esoteric language (for the field), when there are so many educational books and lecture series by experts in the field that you can find freely available online.