On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 10:17:33 -0400 Stuart Halloway <stuart.hallo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I would like to pull together functions that help with Java interop > and place them in a new contrib: java-utils. Some examples: > > [...] > > If this is interesting to others (or at least inoffensive) I will > move forward with it. >
I like it. Sounds like a "Clojure for people who don't know Java APIs" layer. I'm in that group for the most part. I do acknowledge and see the value in arguments against doing excessive wrapping of Java-land, but at the same time, the Java libraries seem quite baroque at times and can be difficult to understand for people who haven't been steeped in Java idioms. Sometimes I find myself thinking, "what on earth do I need to make all these objects for!?" (*cough* NIO *cough*). But I must remind myself that perhaps such architectures solve problems that I haven't had to deal with coming from other languages. It's a tough issue. > Are there other little nuggets of Java-interop code that I should > also consider? > I would love to see a non-blocking IO API that isn't psychotic. My brain starts to liquify when I read the NIO API documentation, and from what I can tell, even seasoned Java folks find it a bit much :) -Kyle --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
