I think doing some XML manipulation with clojure.data.xml, tree-seq and basic data structures shows a lot of the benefits in a little bit of code, and is pretty persuasive in my experience.
This thing correlates paths from openstreetmap via unique node-ids to give you a way to find intersecting roads. Takes a massive XML file as input, showing off lazy-seqs. https://github.com/gtrak/xml-example/blob/master/src/xml_example/core.clj On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 9:27 AM, kurofune <jesseluisd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Martin, > > > IMHO small code-snippets like that you sent can not persuade someone to > change language except some small/toy projects. > > I completely agree with the above, if it is professional programmers you > are trying to convince. I should mention that while my friend was talking > about "industry", I disagree with what he was saying in that regard. > > I did observe however, for better or worse, the effect that this > particular article has had on hobby programmers who are not industry > veterans and wondered what type of thing might be out there to drum up > enthusiasm for newcomers. > > I'll check out the functional programming patterns book about Scala and > Clojure. I wondered if it was worth picking up, but am now motivated to do > so. > > Jesse > > > On Friday, April 18, 2014 7:10:19 PM UTC+9, martin madera wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I think that the book Functional patterns in Scala and Clojure has a lot >> of snippets, which can attract many programmers. >> >> http://www.amazon.com/Functional-Programming-Patterns-Scala-Clojure/dp/ >> 1937785475/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397814912&sr=8-1&keywords=functional+ >> programming+patterns >> >> That book is written in similar style like GoF Design Patterns which is a >> bit different than mini-cookbook you sent. But I think that the snippets in >> the mini-cookbook you sent should not be put to public like "this is the >> way how to do it". They should be put to some library rather than >> copy-pasting to the every other program. >> >> I have only 5 years of commercial experience in programming, but IMHO >> small code-snippets like that you sent can not persuade someone to change >> language except some small/toy projects. >> >> Martin Maděra >> >> On Friday, 18 April 2014 10:03:29 UTC+2, kurofune wrote: >>> >>> Hello everyone! >>> >>> A Java programmer recently mentioned to me that if the Clojure community >>> wants to appeal to industry programmers that they would need to provide >>> example code comparisons, which clearly show why it is good to choose >>> Clojure over another language. The same person gave me the following link >>> with Java snippets that have proved useful for learners, something like a >>> mini-cookbook: http://viralpatel.net/blogs/20- >>> useful-java-code-snippets-for-java-developers/ >>> >>> When I google "Java Clojure code comparisons", nothing simple or >>> straightforward like this comes up, so I want to translate these >>> snippets into their Clojure equivalents and place them side by side with >>> the Java, for comparison. I hope it will also provide a resource for >>> Clojure programmers who want to get a better feel for Java and gain a more >>> intuitive grasp of what goes on during interop. I'd like to cloud the >>> task out to anyone interested in picking one snippet and posting it here. >>> I'll then collect them, clean them up, post them and provide a link to >>> either a blog post or github gists page. >>> >>> Does this appeal to anyone? If not, what succinct piece of media would >>> you suggest for wowing the pants off a Clojure skeptic? >>> >>> Jesse >>> >> -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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/d/optout.
