This is undoubtedly an open-ended (and probably naive) question, but I'm wondering how much of the task of translating Common Lisp code into Clojure could be done by a program and how useful (eg, idiomatic) the result would be.
I can think of various kinds of differences that would need to be addressed, eg: approach (eg, CLOS vs FP), support (eg, Quicklisp vs Clojars), syntax (eg, functions, macros), and, of course, function differences However, if a mechanized translation could move Common Lisp 80% closer to Clojure (in a reasonable fashion), it might be useful for some projects. And, given the existence of Common Lisp implementations on the JVM (eg, ABCL, Kawa, SISC), it might be possible to perform the translation in an incremental fashion. So, is this a reasonable notion to consider? (ducks) -r -- http://www.cfcl.com/rdm Rich Morin http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/resume [email protected] http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/weblog +1 650-873-7841 Software system design, development, and documentation -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
