Nice article in the wiki link, the logic rings pretty true for me. Clojure is a truly powerful language and I don't want for any higher-level facilities with it yet. :)
That said, it would probably mean great strides in the "industry" if elegant Clojure code could be translated to comprehensible Java code (or to other languages.) I feel companies use different tools all the time as long as it results in efficient generation of their lingua franca (Java, Python, Ruby, etc.) They switch languages very rarely because it takes a revolution in philosophy to unseat a considerable investment in a particular language. If Clojure could translate itself into other languages the adoption argument would be reduced to getting someone to let you use anther tool to auto-generate boilerplate (the same way IDEs might generate Java getter/setters.) Only this tool would come with lots of parenthesis and a REPL, among other things. ClojureScript being a prime example of Clojure 'speaking' another language. This type of feature is probably only useful as a bridge between now and when everyone in the future talks in reverse polish notation. However, I think comfortable proximity to Clojure's elegance and efficiency would help other developers slowly become acclimated to, and even secretly curious about a new way of thinking. -- 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
