Why I Switched from Python to Clojure (2016)

Re:Why I Switched from Python to Clojure (2016) by profalseidol on Monday March 25, 2019 @06:39AM (#19481417)

Almost anything (if not all) requires one to put in years of practice before one is adept. "a" non-trivial "personal" project probably won't cut it.

Comparing that to your 30 years practice of XML is not at all useful.

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Re:Why I Switched from Python to Clojure (2016) by doteka on Monday March 25, 2019 @04:07PM (#19486287)

I didn't say anywhere I have 30 years of experience with XML. What I said is, EVERYONE is familiar with the syntax. JSX is especially suited for expressing HTML because it is, in fact, almost HTML.

As to your other point - maybe. I'm not seeing anywhere near enough potential payoff to invest years into it, though. Also, I'd argue that makes it a terribly impractical language if you're interested in getting work done.

To clarify, I don't agree one needs years to become competent in clojure. But if one did, that just makes it a worse value proposition.

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Re:Why I Switched from Python to Clojure (2016) by profalseidol on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @06:50AM (#19490636)

I'd rather work with Clojure than the monstrosity we make with our 30 years of experience.

Sure you can get things done and ignore the maintenance horror later.

Anyways, in the 30 years we at least steadily transfer features from Lisp.

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