" I would think that having Clojure implemented entirely in Clojure would have a number of advantages."
I think that's the place you should start. List those advantages. Clojure-in-Clojure would be a "nice" thing to have...but I can't really think of any major features it would enable that aren't possible in Clojure already. One thing that would be nice to have would be to switch Clojure's Java interfaces over to protocols, e.g. `Counted` could be a protocol instead of a interface. But that could be done on the existing codebase, without the need for a full rewrite. Timothy On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 9:03 AM, William la Forge <[email protected]> wrote: > Step 2 in the classical bootstrap process for a language is to rewrite it > in itself. Clojure is more than capable of this. But Clojure continues to > rely on Java code for its implementation. > > Is there a reason why this was not done? Efficiency issues? A rush to > create something usable? I would think that having Clojure implemented > entirely in Clojure would have a number of advantages. > > I am sure there was a deliberate decision, not to complete the bootstrap > process. Is this documented anywhere? > > Just being a nosy newbie. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > 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 [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- “One of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that–lacking zero–they had no way to indicate successful termination of their C programs.” (Robert Firth) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
