On 10/6/16, 2:05 PM, "'Xman' via Clojure" <clojure@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> I would like to know if Clojure is a great option to make websites ? Yes and no. There are a lot of folks here building web _applications_ with Clojure and according to the annual informal “State of Clojure” survey, web development is the more common use for Clojure. See my comments on “frameworks” below… > I found out that there are new features on the web that Clojure is > better for, but I don't use those features in the present. Well, immutability, the abstractions, and the ease with which you can write code that can safely use multiple threads are applicable to even fairly basic web applications. I think you’d find that if you were using Clojure, you would just naturally use those features. > I want to learn the language and "frameworks" (or how to create the > architecture) …many technologies used for web sites leverage frameworks. Clojure’s approach is generally more focused on composing libraries to construct a solution. One of the things that a lot of folks coming to Clojure find confusing or strange is that there really are no actively maintained “frameworks” in the sense of Django or Rails or Drupal etc. There’s also really no “standard” architecture for a Clojure web application. At its core, it’s almost certain to have Ring (or http-kit), maybe Compojure, some “standard” middleware (a concept not always familiar to folks from other technologies), and then the rest will be built to suit whatever they prefer… much will depend on what persistent storage technology they decide to use, whether they are comfortable with an asynchronous programming model, and so on… > I'd like to know if its possible to do that in less than 6 months Possible? Yes, it should be. If you have just a few years of programming experience, you likely won’t have any deeply ingrained habits that would make learning Clojure more difficult (as can be the case sometimes for folks deeply steeped in OOP thinking). It’s hard to say how proficient you’d be after six months. Some folks take to FP (functional programming) a lot quicker than others, regardless of their background. But, overall, Clojure itself is a relatively small, simple language. The idioms can be harder to internalize. > or if I should stay with the framework I know ? That depends on why you are learning programming in the first place. If you want to become a better programmer in general, then learning a functional programming language such as Clojure is going to be a good thing, even if you ultimately decide to stick with the other technology. The “Pragmatic Programmer” book suggests attempting to learn a new programming language every year – that may not be practical for everyone but it’s certainly a good “stretch goal” for self-improvement. Most people who learn Clojure seem to really enjoy using it. Hoping to experience that “joy” is a good reason to try it out. Sean Corfield -- (970) FOR-SEAN -- (904) 302-SEAN An Architect's View -- http://corfield.org/ "If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive." -- Margaret Atwood -- 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.
