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I came from Perl with zero Java when I learned Clojure and found it very easy. That was 3 years ago and apart from the occasional Integer/parseInt I've hardly e
by cutler 10y ago
I came from Perl with zero Java when I learned Clojure and found it very easy. That was 3 years ago and apart from the occasional Integer/parseInt I've hardly ever needed to dip into Java. As Clojure is a dynamic language it's a much cleaner departure from Java than Scala or Groovy where OOP still plays a big part. Clojure can be a truly liberating experience if you've spent most of your programming life working within the OOP straightjacket.
- throwaway7645 10y agoLegacy Perl or Modern Perl with Moose, DBIx::Class, Catalyst...etc? Just curious.
- cutler 10y agoMostly modern Perl but I was happy without the OOP so Moose and friends were no big deal for me. Catalyst I always considered a lumbering beast with no chance of competing with Ruby on Rails. I'm saying Clojure was easy for me because I'd favoured the procedural Perl way for many years so wasn't so infected with the OOP mindset.