I also work in a python/django shop, and have been experimenting with clojure for about nine months. Before yesterday I would have told you that clojure web tooling does not come remotely close to the power of django. With a large amount of effort in piecing different libraries together, you might cover 30 or 40% of what django provides out of the box. I will have to reevaluate that with the announcement of Caribou, which looks good at first glance.
As a language, clojure is much more enjoyable. Python may seem clumsy and ineffective after writing clojure for awhile. On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 2:38:49 PM UTC-8, Marcus Blankenship wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > We’re a Python / Django shop, and some folks are getting excited about > using Clojure for building web apps. Certainly there are numerous > open-source options to assist us (Pedastal, Ring, Compojure, Caribou, etc), > but I think it begs a larger question: *as a rule, do web applications > need the power that Clojure brings to the table?* > > Other folks on my team are telling me that solutions built with Python / > Django (or even RubyOnRails) fully satisfy the needs of 99% of the web apps > we have built, and that Clojure offers nothing new to this problem space. > > So, here’s the question: *How are you are actually using Clojure, and why > did you choose to use it, particularly in the “web application” space? * > > Thanks, > Marcus > > > > marcus blankenship > \\\ Partner, Problem Solver, Linear Thinker > \\\ 541.805.2736 \ @justzeros \ skype:marcuscreo > > -- -- 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.