> > Your comparison of Clojure's internal code is also slightly unfair. Afaik, > clojure-py is based on the Clojurescript codebase.
This seems to be a common misconception (and I'm not exactly sure why). Clojure-py is a complete "from scratch" re-implementation of Clojure in Python. It's more akin to clojure-clr than anything else. And I think that's why some people love using it. It's clojure for people who aren't comfortable with the JVM, it's a good way to play around with Clojure before figuring out how to use lein and install java. And it helps that clojure-py is a 10KB download. I'm going to stop here and say that I didn't mean to put out that clojure-py is the "end all be all implementation" of clojure. It's a experiment more than anything else, it's an attempt to see what clojure could look like on a VM designed to run dynamic languages. As for my day-to-day work, no I don't reach for clojure-py. Lein is an awesome tool, and I love working with it. I do think that there is a place for a low-footprint-close-to-the-metal Clojure implementation. I'm not sure if that's clojure-c, clojure-py, or something more akin to a native clojure vm, but I'd love to someday see some way where I can throw a .clj file at some interpreter/vm and it'll execute in < 3sec on a slower box. Timothy -- 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
