Seven Languages in Seven Weeks
Seven Languages in Seven Weeks by Bruce Tateby Bruce Tate
Shares rank 71 of 115 programming books by recommenders
A quick, hands-on introduction to several programming languages, one per week, that readers find fun when used right.
A quick, hands-on introduction to several programming languages, one per week, that readers find fun when used right.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Quick introduction to languages
“It's described in Seven Languages in Seven Weeks, if you want a quick intro.”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Red Programming Language: Static linking support” Introduced readers to Erlang
“I discovered Erlang from Bruce Tate's book”
Comment from 11 Nov 2025 in “How I fell in love with Erlang” Fun when used right
“Very fun book when used right.”
Comment from 4 Jun 2026 in “Learn SQL Once, Use It for 30 Years”
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| Seven Languages in Seven Weeksby Bruce TateThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's described in Seven Languages in Seven Weeks, if you want a quick intro.”
“Very fun book when used right.”
“I discovered Erlang from Bruce Tate's book”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.