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Re:Rich Hickey: Deconstructing the Database by kylecordes on Tuesday August 28, 2012 @05:27PM (#4445968)
One of the reasons I've adopted Clojure (for small things... so far...) is the high density of very smart folks using it and building it.
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Re:Rich Hickey: Deconstructing the Database by agumonkey on Tuesday August 28, 2012 @05:38PM (#4446007)
I did too until I realized I wasn't ready for so much lispiness, too abstract for me right now.
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Re:Rich Hickey: Deconstructing the Database by mattdeboard on Tuesday August 28, 2012 @09:39PM (#4446695)
"too abstract" is not a phrase I'd think to associate with a lisp. It's all just data. If anything I'd expect people to say there's too little abstraction.
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Re:Rich Hickey: Deconstructing the Database by agumonkey on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @02:17AM (#4447319)
But the right amount of macro and alternative design can throw a noob off quite easily. Beside that I agree with you.
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