Ahhh, the good old Lisp syntax debate! I learned Clojure back in 2008, and it was my first Lisp (and is still the only Lisp I'm comfortable with).
I've had lots of Java experience, and a fair amount of Ruby experience over the years... With occasional bits and pieces in other languages like Erlang, Prolog, Python etc... and more recently I've been learning Haskell on and off. Syntax is pretty much the least important thing about a programming language (it's all about the semantics), but of all these syntaxes Clojure's is definitely the one I love the most. It's simple, logical, unambiguous, consistent and very user friendly when it comes to moving chunks of code around in a good editor (e.g. Emacs + paredit). Subjectively I found Erlang's syntax pretty horrible (though I like the language itself), Ruby's is superficially beautiful but in practice ambiguous and not without its warts... I don't know Scala but whenever I read introductions to the language the amount of syntax terrifies me... I accept that this is an irrational reaction; similar to what many people get about s-expressions... I just find it interesting that it goes both ways. I'm no where near proficient in Haskell (very much still learning), but it's syntax is pretty confusing in parts... though it has bits that I really like. R. On 12 August 2013 08:52, Răzvan Rotaru <razvan.rot...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm curious about the general opinion on the Clojure syntax, whether > people actually like it or just use it because it provides macros. So I > would like to ask you to participate in a poll. Thank You. > > Here's the link: > > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GSgfkeThpUYlgFVzhhNIgA1JbTilu6S9eudq_Sbxl34/viewform > > Răzvan > > -- > -- > 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
