Comment on Rich Hickey: Deconstructing the DatabaseparentComments−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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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.