You actually do need to know a thing or two about programming in Java. There's so many useful Java libraries that get real work done when you need it done.
I'm a Java programmer so I haven't had this problem. If I didn't know Java, learning clojure would've been twice as hard. It took me 3 months off and on to learn Clojure. So, if you're not a Java programmer, tack on an extra month or two for Java. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 15, 2012, at 10:19 AM, Stuart Sierra <the.stuart.sie...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi, While you don't need to know all about Java the language to use Clojure, you DO need to learn about the standard Java APIs for things like I/O, networking, GUIs, etc. Clojure doesn't try to hide those features of the host platform (whether in Java, C#, or JavaScript). There are great tutorials on-line for the common Java APIs. People are also starting to do presentations and tutorials targeted at people familiar with other languages, it will just take time for a critical mass to develop. -Stuart Sierra clojure.com -- 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
