> So Haskell and Clojure are similar? Yes. > Design patterns differ between languages. And OOP principles too Not that much compared to paradigms. They're cl

> So Haskell and Clojure are similar? Yes. > Design patterns differ between languages. And OOP principles too Not that much compared to paradigms. They're closer to coding styles. Once you understand what encapsulation is and how python lacks visibility modifiers, it's only a matter of using a coding style to compensate. > "Two languages using the same paradigm are closer to each other" - but this seems tautologically true Taken out of context, sure, but you excluded the second part. That's why I think Haskell and Closure are similar.