On 4 Sep 2009, at 07:04, Stuart Sierra wrote: > Or, more simply, Python is an interpreter, Clojure is a compiler. So > Clojure's "eval" actually compiles the form into Java bytecode, then > executes it.
I'd say both Python and Clojure are somewhere in between the classical extremes of "interpreter" and "compiler". The extreme cases are the easiest to understand, but newcomers to both Python and Clojure often have a hard time to figure out what exactly happens when and what the consequences are. Perhaps tutorials should address this issue more clearly. Konrad. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
