Comments on: In-Depth Book Review: Practical Clojure https://programmingzen.com/in-depth-book-review-practical-clojure/ Meditations on programming, startups, and technology Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:37:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Today in the Intertweets (July 20th Ed) | disclojure: all things clojure https://programmingzen.com/in-depth-book-review-practical-clojure/#comment-13240 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:37:19 +0000 http://programmingzen.com/?p=1230#comment-13240 […] Book Review: Practical Clojure (here, via @acangiano) — A review of the recently published book “Practical Clojure“, […]

]]> By: Kenny Meyers https://programmingzen.com/in-depth-book-review-practical-clojure/#comment-11831 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:15:06 +0000 http://programmingzen.com/?p=1230#comment-11831 In reply to Antonio Cangiano.

Thanks so much Antonio. I will investigate.

]]> By: Josh Stone https://programmingzen.com/in-depth-book-review-practical-clojure/#comment-11778 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:34:21 +0000 http://programmingzen.com/?p=1230#comment-11778 I humbly suggest looking at the types of examples used in Real World Haskell as additional inspiration. While reading this book, I was very impressed with the ability of the authors to combine introduction of language features and substantial coding examples.

-Josh-

]]> By: me https://programmingzen.com/in-depth-book-review-practical-clojure/#comment-11656 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:27:48 +0000 http://programmingzen.com/?p=1230#comment-11656 I haven’t looked at this book yet, but if you say it eschews extended discussions of 3rd party libraries, including “contrib”, then I consider that a big plus. IMO there is way too much focus these days on “batteries included, just import and use this library”, without really understanding the language itself. Haskell is like that, too.

Now, with Lisp dialects like Clojure, there isn’t much language as far as syntax goes. But there is a ton of API in the core. And of course the main concepts of Lisp dialects like macros and applicative style of programming. I think it’s good that a book focuses on just that part. None of this lazy punting, every time something comes up and authors say “oh, just import contrib and call this function.

That’s my two cents. All that said, I still prefer native Common Lisp implementations over Clojure, but that’s just me.

]]> By: Antonio Cangiano https://programmingzen.com/in-depth-book-review-practical-clojure/#comment-11580 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:54:43 +0000 http://programmingzen.com/?p=1230#comment-11580 In reply to Kenny Meyers.

Kenny, I touched on this in my Thoughts on Clojure. You may also consider reading the rationale behind Clojure here: http://clojure.org/rationale

]]> By: Kenny Meyers https://programmingzen.com/in-depth-book-review-practical-clojure/#comment-11578 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:42:24 +0000 http://programmingzen.com/?p=1230#comment-11578 Forgive me for n00b’n it, but why would one use Clojure?

]]> By: Zach https://programmingzen.com/in-depth-book-review-practical-clojure/#comment-11563 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:17:09 +0000 http://programmingzen.com/?p=1230#comment-11563 I vote for exercises on the same level as those found in paul graham’s ANSI Common Lisp.

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