On Feb 14, 9:50 pm, g1i1ch <iris.bl...@gmail.com> wrote: > It seems > that to fully learn clojure, you first must know java. You can see it > especially in the documentation which is fully java programmer > focused. My problem is that I don't know java and I really don't have > the time to or the desire to learn java just to learn clojure.
I'm a beginner with Clojure (started a few months ago). Before I started I had no desire to learn Java and interop was one of the reasons I had decided -not- to do anything with Clojure before. Basically I avoided Java on principle. This will sound obvious to a lot of people, but just this week I had a real aha moment. It's awesome to be using a lisp in the Java ecosystem. There's a Java library for just about anything and not a half-finished library somebody hacked together for their own needs, but an industrial-strength library that can take anything you throw at it, and so far I don't feel like I need to know more Java to use those libraries than you could pick up in a couple of days. Using Clojure is like riding a 600 cc motorcyle in a city that's been closed to cars. I'd recommend giving Java another chance. -- 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
