2010/9/9 Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-googlegroups.620...@mired.org>: > I've spent far more time evaluating clojure than I had expected > to. Part of the problem is that I'm of two minds. I love the language > - it seems to mix in just the right bits of LISP, data structures from > modern dynamic languages, and functional programming. > > On the other hand, I'm repelled by the java infrastructure around > it. Having been brought up on Unix systems and the software tools > approach (well, exposed to them relatively early, anyway), I'm a firm > believer that simple things should be simple, and complex things > should be possible. That's fundamental, but the Java world seems to > have forgotten it, and everything is targeted at building large > systems. If you want to do something simple, it seems you still have > to go through the dance required to do complex things. > > So, I'm asking for someone to show me I'm wrong. In particular, if I > wanted to deploy a simple web app (the classic "Hello World") on your > favorite java or clojure web framework, how many lines of text do I > have to deal with? Most importantly, how many of those are program > text, and how many are framework boilerplate(*)? Finally, how many > tools do I have to use to get it deployed(+)?
Is there a limit on the line length ? :-p > > For good Unix tools, the answers are 3, 0 and 1. > > <mike > > *) If some tools generates files that are used, only files that I have > to change count, but all the lines in those files count. Blank lines > added to improve readability don't count. > +) Not counting whatever is required to get the web server ready to > deploy arbitrary applications (war files or whatever), or a text > editor, so long as it's *any* text editor, and not a specific one. > -- > Mike Meyer <m...@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html > Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information. > > O< ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org > > -- > 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
