Re: Static type guy trying to convert

2009-03-10 Thread zoltar
On Mar 10, 10:03 am, Vincent Foley wrote: > With Clojure you don't need to understand Monads.  And I don't think > they're hard to understand, I think they're hard to come to grips with > because of what they are capable of. > > Anyway, I hope you enjoy Clojure :) Yes, I know, but I'd like to

Re: Static type guy trying to convert

2009-03-10 Thread zoltar
Thanks everyone! That gives me a lot more confidence in trying Clojure. There is a certain freedom in not worrying about types. I spend a lot of time in Java trying to get types and type hierarchies right (especially generics). I haven't been doing a lot of unit testing but I can see how that woul

Static type guy trying to convert

2009-03-09 Thread zoltar
Hey everyone. I've been keeping up with developments in Clojure for a few months now and have a question for all you long-time static typers out there (I know you're there :) I really like what I read about Clojure and LISP in general and can see the potential for great power and flexibility. I k

Re: Waterfront - The Clojure-based editor for Clojure

2009-02-27 Thread zoltar
On Feb 25, 6:02 pm, "Stephen C. Gilardi" wrote: > > - When using waterfront on Mac OS X, it appears that the control   > characters intended to trigger menu selections (e.g. ^E) are being   > intercepted before they reach the menus. In the specific case of ^E,   > it is being interpreted by the t