Mike, I also posted the Queston at stackoverflow.com. There are a number of people whom would be interested in hearing your answer. Is it alright if I place a copy of your answer there and cite you? I don't suppose you have joined yourself have you?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/181842/transitioning-from-java-to-clojure Ande On Oct 9, 11:07 am, MikeM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What project types lend themselves to using Java over Clojure, vice > > versa, or in combination? > > A project where a GUI-building tool (such as Matisse in Netbeans) is > needed would be a case where Java may still be required. Anything done > in Java can be done in Clojure quite readily, with proxy and gen-class > if needed, or just accessing Java as needed (., doto, new, etc.). This > allows Clojure projects to easily use Java libraries or legacy Java > code. > > > Which programs which you would have never attempted before Clojure ? > > Before I found Clojure, I was contemplating a project that required > JDBC, would run in a servlet container, and I anticipated doing a lot > of iterative development because it wasn't clear what methods would > work for the data I needed to analyze. I put it on the back burner > because I didn't have the time or patience for the compile-debug- > deploy-validation cycling that Java requires. I've now written the > application in Clojure, and I'm very pleased at the ease of making > changes on the fly and being able to examine the results immediately. > Not to mention the joy of lock-free programming and being liberated > from having to develop (and refactor) class hierarchies. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
