Re: Multi-agent framework vs Clojure concurrency

2012-02-08 Thread Jonathan Cardoso
Thank's Colin, that's what I've been thinking... Maybe some mixing is a better approach, I really enjoy concurrency programming with Clojure, but I think I need to try some other libraries/languages (such as Scala as you mentioned, which is great as well) to see where each one fits in my problem, m

Re: Multi-agent framework vs Clojure concurrency

2012-02-08 Thread Colin Yates
If the answer is efficiency then I would respond "prove it", i.e. produce a test harness that produces the expected load so you can measure performance. Other factors you might consider (when choosing between any different technology): - maturity: how mature is each technology? - adoptabilit

Multi-agent framework vs Clojure concurrency

2012-02-08 Thread Jonathan Cardoso
I'm currently working with multi-agent based systems and a teacher showed me the benefits of using JADE framework for those kind of applications. I'm not sure if it's better to use a framework like this one or if it's better to take advantage of Clojure and its refs, agents, atoms How can