[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 06:54:34PM -0700, Andrew Lentvorski wrote: >> Meh. It's different, but probably not better. >> >> What's different seems to be the *community* surrounding it. The folks >> working with/on Clojure don't seem to be allergic to doing the grubby >> things that Lispers normally can't be bothered with: testing, >> interfacing with libraries and documentation. Beginner documentation is >> lacking, but Clojure is *way* ahead of where other new languages were at >> similar stages. > > Technical projects seem to like having a leader who doesn't mind an interview > once in a while and the limelight...think Guido, Larry and Linus. > > Does Clojure have a figurehead that can be Lisp's Guido? > Lisp has been waiting for such a "Chosen One" for a long time.
The inventor, Rich Hickey seems to fit the bill. Have a look at the videos and form your own opinion. http://clojure.blip.tv/posts?view=archive&nsfw=dc AOL was right about the overall maturity -- clojure is just now one year old (from release) and still a bit wiggly. But it does seem to be finding some usage. I've subscribed the list and have been trying to read some archives, and Hickey seems to have a couple of able lieutenants as well. Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
