On Sep 27, 2011, at 3:40 AM, Paul Koerbitz wrote: > That said, I read somewhere (can't find the link now, sorry) that > compile-time type checking in Lisps is difficult because they allow code > generation at run time? That would still leave the possibility to apply it to > everything which is evaluated at compile time which I assume is 99.5% of all > clojure code.
FWIW I tend to generate a lot of code at runtime. But maybe my stuff is in the other 0.5%. I do remember Rich Hickey stressing the dynamic nature of the language in one of the videos that introduced me to Clojure, and this was a major attraction to me and perhaps to others... -Lee -- 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
