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First public release of Arc came not long after Clojure. Clojure is definitely better thought out as a language, and while Arc has some interesting ideas aroun

by hjek 8y ago

First public release of Arc came not long after Clojure. Clojure is definitely better thought out as a language, and while Arc has some interesting ideas around web development, it also doesn't have a module system, so everything is just loaded into the same global namespace, which is pretty insane.

christianbryant 8y ago
Keep in mind that Arc is the start of something with long-term goals; further, it's part of a lifecycle that didn't necessarily start with Arc but with the first Lisp. PG points to an early essay titled "The Hundred-Year Language" [1] as an indicator of where Arc is intended to go and some future outlooks that might inspire more evolution. I don't know that any programming language can be everything it needs to be from the outset, but it certainly needs inherent featured supporting longevity, a framework that supports change and evolution, while still having a pleasing and useful function that can be taken advantage of immediately. [1] http://www.paulgraham.com/hundred.html http://www.paulgraham.com/hundred.html