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Re:Clojure is running in a live system in a big veterinarian... by dimitar on Wednesday January 14, 2009 @03:24AM (#433397)
Isn't the lack of OO in Clojure a problem? As far as I know most game programmers like to program in C++ and OO is supposed to be especially suitable to making games.

I am certainly not an advanced programmer, I would like a pointer to some resources on the subject.

edit: Naughty Dog is a successful game company that used Lisp, but with a OO style: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?LispInJakAndDaxter

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Re:Clojure is running in a live system in a big veterinarian... by JulianMorrison on Wednesday January 14, 2009 @05:38AM (#433473)
Clojure doesn't have objects, but it has hashmaps and (multiple distinct first class) synthetic hierarchies and multimethods. Compared to that, conventional OO looks a bit crude.
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