2010/9/9 Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-googlegroups.620...@mired.org>: > I've spent far more time evaluating clojure than I had expected > to. Part of the problem is that I'm of two minds. I love the language > - it seems to mix in just the right bits of LISP, data structures from > modern dynamic languages, and functional programming. > > On the other hand, I'm repelled by the java infrastructure around > it. Having been brought up on Unix systems and the software tools > approach (well, exposed to them relatively early, anyway), I'm a firm > believer that simple things should be simple, and complex things > should be possible. That's fundamental, but the Java world seems to > have forgotten it, and everything is targeted at building large > systems. If you want to do something simple, it seems you still have > to go through the dance required to do complex things. > > So, I'm asking for someone to show me I'm wrong. In particular, if I > wanted to deploy a simple web app (the classic "Hello World") on your > favorite java or clojure web framework, how many lines of text do I > have to deal with? Most importantly, how many of those are program > text, and how many are framework boilerplate(*)? Finally, how many > tools do I have to use to get it deployed(+)? > > For good Unix tools, the answers are 3, 0 and 1.
Out of curiosity, can you explicit the numbers 3, 0 and 1, so that it'll be easier to see whether we're compared cats with cats ? -- 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
