Clojure is Clojure, Java and how much of the core of the is written in it is an implementation detail.
No build tool = pain in the .... In large projects. Luc P. > Yeah, you're right. Clojure itself is just a functional Lisp. > > But, Clojure is at least 2 languages: Lisp & Java. Lisp by itself isn't > that complicated but adding Java makes it much harder. > > ClojurePY is Lisp and Python. Python has a lower barrier to entry than Java. > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 9:11 AM, Timothy Baldridge > <tbaldri...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> Clojure is incredibly complicated. > > > > I'd be careful about going that far. Clojure itself is not really that > > complicated. I think it's more the restrictions the JVM puts on it. As an > > example, see RestFn.java, AFn.java, etc. Since the python VM supports > > first-class functions all that complexity isn't needed. > > > > So I agree with it having a lower barrier of entry (which is one of the > > reasons I wrote it), but I think that's more the fault of the JVM than > > Clojure. > > > > > Yeah, that's why I use it. > > > > > > Timothy > > > > -- > > 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 -- Softaddicts<lprefonta...@softaddicts.ca> sent by ibisMail from my ipad! -- 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
