On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Rich Hickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > As we rapidly approach 500 members on the group (!) I thought it would > be a good time to conduct another poll: > > > What are you doing with Clojure? > Exploring Lisp and Clojure's functional approach and concurrency tools. I appreciate the reasoned principles of the language and the well-thought-out API, and I'm looking for ways to introduce Clojure into my professional work. What 3 features would you most like to see added next? > It's tough to pick at the language itself because there's already a lot to wrap one's head around. One thing that's a little challenging coming from C/C#/Ruby worlds is dealing with Java startup and code loading. 1. A native executable would be preferred to launching with java or a batch file (on Windows, especially, where you're always left with an extra Y/N prompt after you Ctrl-c out of the REPL). 2. Documented canonical approaches to dealing with the classpath for loading other Java and Clojure code. If someone posts a .clj file on the web and you just want to try it, what's the best move? If you want to package and use clojure.contrib in an app you deploy, how does that affect your directory structure, namespace declarations, and installer? 3. Any creative options for those not already on the Java platform to integrate with Clojure. Maybe this is a non-goal since the tight integration is one of Clojure's strengths, and maybe Clojure is best for those on Java or starting from scratch, but the language is useful enough I'd like to consider how to integrate with existing code in other environments. IKVM.NET does work, but the 8 second startup time is prohibitive for interactive command line use. --Shawn --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
