Clojure targets multiple platforms, Scala - one. Clojure is Lisp. That means almost any programming paradigm/DSL is just a library.
But if you are interested in FP per se, I think Scala illustrates it better. With strong type system, pattern matching it's much closer to Haskell, which is the best language to learn in such case. Haskell literally serves as a definition of what FP is and almost every academic paper in FP field is written with Haskell nowadays. понедельник, 16 декабря 2013 г., 7:33:35 UTC+4 пользователь John Kida написал: > > I jumped on the FP bandwagon over a year ago and have been using Scala > both at work and for personal interest. Recently however I decided to take > a closer look at Clojure and see if it is something i actually like. I have > to admit at first the syntax form was awkward, but im starting to really > see the simplicity behind it. > > I have heard many people claim that Clojure sets you up and supports you > for FP more so then Scala does. However they never provide any examples of > something Clojure does that is more supporting of FP then the way idiomatic > Scala does it. > > Here are some things that I have heard people say when comparing Clojure > vs Scala in reference to FP > Clojure has immutable persistance data structures..... but so does Scala > Scala also tries to get you to use its immutable collections, like > Vectors, and are also persistent data structures. However they are not as > uniform as Clojures Seq i agree with that. > > Also Scala recommends using vals and not vars, which gives you immutable > references points > > I am certainly learning towards dropping Scala for a bit and giving > Clojure a real shot. The reason i even picked up Scala was because i wanted > to learn more about FP, and if there is a better tool for both doing and > learning FP then i want it. > > So tell me, if you have used both Scala and Clojure, do you have some real > examples of some things where Clojure really does support you better when > doing FP, where Scala really leads you no way, or worse the imperative way? > > > -- -- 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.
