So, in other words, like most "which is the best programming language?" questions, the answer to this one is "It depends". :)
On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 5:31 AM, Эльдар Габдуллин <eldar...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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. > -- -- 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.
