Comment on Rich Hickey: Deconstructing the DatabaseparentComments−agumonkey14yThe clojure crowd seems to be filled with it. And they even attract gurus like oleg kiselyov. Most of their lectures are worth the time entirely.−kylecordes14yOne of the reasons I've adopted Clojure (for small things... so far...) is the high density of very smart folks using it and building it.−agumonkey14yI did too until I realized I wasn't ready for so much lispiness, too abstract for me right now.−mattdeboard14y"too abstract" is not a phrase I'd think to associate with a lisp. It's all just data. If anything I'd expect people to say there's too little abstraction.−agumonkey14yBut the right amount of macro and alternative design can throw a noob off quite easily. Beside that I agree with you.
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The clojure crowd seems to be filled with it. And they even attract gurus like oleg kiselyov. Most of their lectures are worth the time entirely.
One of the reasons I've adopted Clojure (for small things... so far...) is the high density of very smart folks using it and building it.
I did too until I realized I wasn't ready for so much lispiness, too abstract for me right now.
"too abstract" is not a phrase I'd think to associate with a lisp. It's all just data. If anything I'd expect people to say there's too little abstraction.
But the right amount of macro and alternative design can throw a noob off quite easily. Beside that I agree with you.