Hi Stuart, > I think the big strength of Clojure is how easy it is to integrate > Java code. If you have some performance-critical code you can always > drop down to Java. Certainly, performance is important to Clojure, but > I think the assumption is that it will never compete with pure Java on > speed.
Yes you are right, the ability to drop down to Java is a plus. But a unique reference approach in theory would be better still as it allows one to maintain purity (referential transparency and theoretically equivalent to no mutation) while under-the-hood getting the efficiency of update-in-place. But as I've discovered through this thread, the limitations of the JVM might make this "sweet spot" somewhat smaller than I would have liked. Cheers, Mark P. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
