On Thursday 02 July 2009 07:58:11 you wrote: > I wonder if Jon Harrop is still planning to write Clojure for > Scientists or Scala for Scientists or both?
I am certainly interested in writing both books. I reviewed Scala back in 2007 and decided that it was not ready to be advocated. Perhaps things have progressed significantly since then but my impression is that Clojure is developing in a more productive direction and much more rapidly. I am also more interested in Clojure because it strives to be a genuine functional language rather than an OOP language with some odds and sods bolted on (Scala feels like a minor departure from Java to me, and I am not a Java fan. In fact, more like C# 3 than any real functional language) and because Clojure is designed with industrial use in mind rather than as an academic exercise. However, I have yet to give Clojure the thorough study that it deserves simply because I am tied up getting our F# products ready for its big release in 2010. If anyone here is interested in a Clojure book aimed at technical users (scientists and engineers), please let me know. -- Dr Jon Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy Ltd. http://www.ffconsultancy.com/?e --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
