On Feb 5, 12:33 am, Stuart Sierra <the.stuart.sie...@gmail.com> wrote: > Clojure can certainly do these things; clojure-contrib contains many > file and io-related utilities. But remember that Clojure, like any > Java program, takes more time to start up than "scripting" languages > like Perl/Bash/Ruby/Python, so it may be less suitable for programs > that you intend to run at the command-line.
Scripting languages also have very easy access to launch/use other utilities. What I did find clojure useful for back when I had time to look at it (a year ago), was presentation of data. For example, I had one script that scanned the maillog and made charts (Using Jfreechart) of sent/ received/rejected emails, another took patch data from all our servers and gave a historical view of how many servers were patched/unpatched/ had missing data. This is things where there is no advantage to scripting languages, and availability of java libraries is an advantage. -- -asbjxrn -- 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
