Brian, that’s really interesting. I think we’re seeing something similar, and are going to look at Pedestal and Caribou as options for a project we’re working on. Are their others we should consider?
Best, Marcus On Nov 13, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Brian Craft <craft.br...@gmail.com> wrote: > I also work in a python/django shop, and have been experimenting with clojure > for about nine months. Before yesterday I would have told you that clojure > web tooling does not come remotely close to the power of django. With a large > amount of effort in piecing different libraries together, you might cover 30 > or 40% of what django provides out of the box. I will have to reevaluate that > with the announcement of Caribou, which looks good at first glance. > > As a language, clojure is much more enjoyable. Python may seem clumsy and > ineffective after writing clojure for awhile. > > > On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 2:38:49 PM UTC-8, Marcus Blankenship wrote: > Hi Folks, > > We’re a Python / Django shop, and some folks are getting excited about using > Clojure for building web apps. Certainly there are numerous open-source > options to assist us (Pedastal, Ring, Compojure, Caribou, etc), but I think > it begs a larger question: as a rule, do web applications need the power that > Clojure brings to the table? > > Other folks on my team are telling me that solutions built with Python / > Django (or even RubyOnRails) fully satisfy the needs of 99% of the web apps > we have built, and that Clojure offers nothing new to this problem space. > > So, here’s the question: How are you are actually using Clojure, and why did > you choose to use it, particularly in the “web application” space? > > Thanks, > Marcus > > > > marcus blankenship > \\\ Partner, Problem Solver, Linear Thinker > \\\ 541.805.2736 \ @justzeros \ skype:marcuscreo > > > -- > -- > 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. marcus blankenship \\\ Partner, Problem Solver, Linear Thinker \\\ 541.805.2736 \ @justzeros \ skype:marcuscreo -- -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
