# HG changeset patch # User Steve Losh # Date 1484410864 0 # Node ID 2fb070c5a33cc78acaf341269aaf3ebd439a68d2 # Parent 101130f91b3922e64ff2aaa6ca00f6b9de447cae Typo diff -r 101130f91b39 -r 2fb070c5a33c content/blog/2016/06/symbolic-computation.markdown --- a/content/blog/2016/06/symbolic-computation.markdown Fri Jan 13 22:39:23 2017 +0000 +++ b/content/blog/2016/06/symbolic-computation.markdown Sat Jan 14 16:21:04 2017 +0000 @@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ Lisp: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation][gentle]. If you're looking for a good introductory Lisp book, that's the one I'd recommend. However, it's quite a long book and starts at the *very* basics (you don't even write code for -the first few chapters — you program with drawings). If you already know the -some Lisp then you might find yourself bored if you go through the entire thing -just for the symbolic computation bits. +the first few chapters — you program with drawings). If you already know some +Lisp then you might find yourself bored if you go through the entire thing just +for the symbolic computation bits. This post is an attempt to explain what symbols *actually are* and what quoting does. You'll get the most out of it if you're already familiar with the basics