Thanks, Jerrod. Great way to frame the question! On Nov 16, 2013, at 4:34 PM, Jarrod Swart <jcsw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think the more interesting question is: do web developers need Clojure? If > performance were the sole concern then everyone would still code web apps in > C or assembler. There is great power in abstraction. I like this talk by > Uncle Bob: http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-testing/bobs-last-language > If you don't have time to watch it I will summarize: every time we get a more > powerful programming environment (for developers) we reduce our programming > options (in the language). > C --> Java == no pointers > Java --> Clojure == no immutability, etc. > Every major advancement for developers has largely involved reducing our > options and choices. Take away register manipulation, take away pointers, > take away variables, and so on. I highly recommend the talk by Uncle Bob. > > So I highly encourage you to investigate the benefits that Clojure provide to > the developer, over the benefits provided to the machine. > > Good luck in your search! > > Jarrod > > On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 5:38:49 PM UTC-5, 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.
