In my mind the two biggest lessons that can be taken from previous Lisps are that (1) the community of a language matters deeply (see comp.lang.lisp) and (2) practical library management, build tools, and deployment environments are essential. It simply isn't enough to have a technically superior programming language. I would attribute Clojure's great community in part because of an understanding of lesson (1). Lisps are incredibly useful tools and no one wants them go to waste because of poor communities.
On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 7:42 AM, Harrison Maseko <lis...@gmail.com> wrote: > I though this blog post "http://www.uiandtherest.com/ui/index.php/ > 2011/11/11/a-refreshed-view-on-community-clojure-conj-2011/" would > make a nice read for all of us who were not at the Conj this year. It > makes very positive comments about the Clojure community and augments > comments heard within the community. Bravo Clojure community. My > question, though, is: What accounts for this? People in the Clojure > community come from many different communities, so what sets the tone > in the Clojure community? Sure Rich Hickey did initiate things, but it > could not be due to his initial approach alone? What ingredients make > up a good community like Clojure's? > -h. > > -- > 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 -- 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
