You might be interested in micro-code-revue (not arguing about the design, but simpler details) as well:
(apply f [x]) can be replaced by (f x) (not= x nil) can be (almost) replaced by x if you know x cannot be the value 'false' (sufficient in your case) (. scanner nextInt) is a somewhat deprecated form. Write it (.nextInt scanner) (fn [x] (println x)) is just println => you can pass println function "as is" Try hard avoiding direct recursive function calls like (def f [...] ... (f ...))) => this fills the stack, and the JVM has a stack limited in size. Prefer the use of recur (when possible ! => it is in your case) Side note. If you were not in a case where you're seeking for the max perf., you would probably address the problem differently : decompose the problem in multisteps. For example, here, you could have a function whose purpose is to create a sequence of vals from the input: (defn incoming-ints [in] (let [sc (java.util.Scanner. in)] (repeatedly #(.nextInt sc)))) Then you would walk over this sequence while its value is different from 42 : (doseq [i (incoming-ints System/in) :while (not= i 42)] (println i)) HTH, -- Laurent 2011/4/19 Michael Golovanov <mike.golova...@gmail.com>: > Hi everyone > > I have the same task implementation on Java and Clojure. Task is very > simple: User input integers to the console. Program need print inputed > integers until user input is 42. > Clojure implementation is 10 times slower, how to optimize Clojure > implementation performance? > > Java impl: > > import java.util.Scanner; > > public class Main { > public static void main(String[] args) { > Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); > do { > int num = sc.nextInt(); > if (num == 42) > break; > System.out.println(num); > } while( true ); > } > } > > Clojure impl: > > (import java.util.Scanner) > > (defn getNextInt [scanner term f x] > (if (not= x nil) > (apply f [x])) > > (let [val (. scanner nextInt)] > (if (not= val term) > (getNextInt scanner term f val)))) > > (getNextInt (Scanner. System/in) 42 (fn [x] (println x)) nil) > > Thanx > > -- > 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 > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your > first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -- 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 Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en