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 :) On Mar 10, 11:30 am, zoltar <cur...@stanfordcomputing.com> wrote: > 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 would help you feel more confident > about your code. > > Now the other thing I have to get used to being without is object > orientation. It's amazing how a programming style can create neuronal > paths in your brain and it's hard to think any other way. I sure like > what FP gives you though, especially for concurrency. Now if I could > just understand monads :) > > The best thing about Clojure is its friendly and helpful community. > Thanks again. I'm definitely going to start using Clojure where > possible. > > Curtis --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
