Tal, did you consider the possibility of staying with Clojure 1.2.1 and its libraries? Or was that not under consideration for some reason?
Andy On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Tal Liron <tal.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tuesday, September 27, 2011 1:57:03 PM UTC-5, Arthur Edelstein wrote: >> >> So my request for Clojure's future development, is that backwards >> compatibility not be broken. This means that Clojure code needs a way >> of designating what Clojure version it is targeted for. >> > > I'm with you, Arthur. Beyond the work that 1.3.0 has caused in the > immediate sense (about a week of my labor) it has affected my ability to > invest in Clojure. I pay my rent as a consultant, and I cannot in full > consciousness advise clients that Clojure is a good idea right now for > long-term projects. Who knows what breakage 1.4.0 will bring? The thought > really makes me pause. > > Carrying around a legacy is obviously very painful for project maintainers, > but doing so responsibly is a sign of project maturity. Clojure is not quite > there. At this point, for many potential users l can only advise that they > keep an eye on Clojure and wait and see, and for now choose more dependable > platforms. Obviously, I represent only a certain segment of Clojure users. > Others do not care as much about long-term investment. I'm afraid, though, > that my segment wasn't heard at all in this case in the march to improve the > language. > > A related point: the amount of breakage that 1.3.0 has caused -- > particularly the rearranging of the entire contrib universe -- would have > warranted, in my opinion, a "2.0" designation for the release. The "0" after > the "2" tells people that this is a fresh start, and is not intended to be > mature. The wary would then know to wait until a "2.1" before migrating. > > -- > 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
