> Tying the fortunes of Clojure to Java was a brilliant move and one > that I've advocated for years but the trend I've seen lately to try to > paper over the Java underpinnings of the language worries me, as does > talk of making Clojure-in-Clojure. There's a small but viable market > for people doing difficult things in a Java-flavored Lisp (Runa, > Flightcaster, BackType etc), but this is where the future of Clojure > lies - as a power tool for heavy lifting on the Java platform.
Worries you??? As far as I understand, Clojure will be able to interop with Java even when Clojure-in-Clojure happens, so there's nothing to worry about. I'm quite excited about Clojure-in-Clojure. The possibilities that will offer are awesome. I'm looking forward to the day when it runs on LLVM. If that happens. :-) - Greg On Jun 29, 2010, at 11:15 PM, cageface wrote: > On Jun 29, 6:25 pm, Michael Richter <ttmrich...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Are you *trying* to evoke the "Smug Lisp Weenie" vibe, cageface, or is this >> just a natural byproduct of being a burgeoning Smug Clojure Weenie? > > How many times do I have to say I'm in favor of making things as easy > as possible for beginners before I'm exempt from this charge? How many > decades does Lisp have to spend on the sidelines before Lispers admit > that maybe, just maybe, it's not for everybody? > > Tying the fortunes of Clojure to Java was a brilliant move and one > that I've advocated for years but the trend I've seen lately to try to > paper over the Java underpinnings of the language worries me, as does > talk of making Clojure-in-Clojure. There's a small but viable market > for people doing difficult things in a Java-flavored Lisp (Runa, > Flightcaster, BackType etc), but this is where the future of Clojure > lies - as a power tool for heavy lifting on the Java platform. > > -- > 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 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
