Re:The Roots of Lisp (2001)
by tosh on Thursday January 16, 2020 @03:22PM
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another angle:
while Clojure is a Lisp with its own distinct flavor it gives you …
* a large community of practitioners and professionals (great for asking questions, finding collaborators, …)
* easy access to libraries in the js/jvm/.net ecosystems
* a style that relies more on data and transformations of data (illuminating simplicity)
in any case: it is worth digging deeper, one thing that kept me away was not knowing where to start (analysis paralysis). in hindsight picking any Lisp would have been great (instead of postponing).
while Clojure is a Lisp with its own distinct flavor it gives you …
* a large community of practitioners and professionals (great for asking questions, finding collaborators, …)
* easy access to libraries in the js/jvm/.net ecosystems
* a style that relies more on data and transformations of data (illuminating simplicity)
in any case: it is worth digging deeper, one thing that kept me away was not knowing where to start (analysis paralysis). in hindsight picking any Lisp would have been great (instead of postponing).
Find a thread and start pulling :)
Rich Hickey’s talks were a great entry point for me https://github.com/tallesl/Rich-Hickey-fanclub
e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI8tNMsozo0 (the “Simplicity Matters” keynote at Rails Conf 2012)
edit: Land of Lisp is a great book as well