On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 3:09 AM, Sean Corfield <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I find that it is quite difficult to use clojure unless one knows Java, > which I believe to be a barrier to new comers. > > I'm surprised every time I hear this. You can write a lot of Clojure > without having to do any interop so you can mostly ignore Java altogether > unless you specifically want to work with a Java library. I don't think any of my Clojure books mention how to convert a string to a numeric, which is missing in Clojure and hence requires Java interop. That's just one example of a fairly basic thing that would be a barrier to new comers. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
