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fogus on Feb 8, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: From Python to Clojure

The beauty of Clojure is that it let's you get as close to Java as you desire. Aside from installation considerations ("Do I have the right version of Java installed?") this is especially true in the upcoming 1.2 release. That is, with the addition of types and protocols it's never been easier to forget that you're on the JVM. I'm not sure what to make about your comment regarding XML, but if that is truly a determining factor then there are reasonable facsimiles of Clojure targeting .NET and Javascript (http://github.com/richhickey/clojure-clr and http://clojurescript.n01se.net/repl/ respectively).

evangineer on Feb 10, 2010 | [–]

Thanks, I didn't know about either of those projects.

evangineer on Feb 10, 2010 | [–]

Regarding XML, I'm speaking of the way it is used for configuration/build files and metadata in many Java projects.

fogus on Feb 18, 2010 | [–]

XML has become Java's official internal DSL.

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