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"Why I Switched from Python to [Shiny Newer Language]" seems to be the thing on HN this week.

• banku_brougham 8y ago
  I don’t agree that Clojure is a new and shiny thing.
  • wyclif 8y ago
    Clojure itself is not a new, shiny thing. What's new and shiny is "I switched from Python to a language that will make me write more LOC."
    • iLemming 8y ago
      LOL. Clojure is actually one of languages with a terse and minimal syntax, pragmatisized to its core.
• jaabe 8y ago
  The really hilarious part about this one is that it’s from 2016, and the author seem to have since switched from Clojure to Kotlin. I think it’s still interesting to read about people switching. I mean, I’ll never understand why people prefer functional languages to OOP. I think it’s just so much easier to maintain OOP in the long run, and you can frankly build most of the advantages of functional languages within OOP if you need to. But then you read an article like this and you get a reminder that freedom can lead to some really horrible stuff and that is especially true for Python in general. I don’t see this as “we should all switch from Python” sort of thing, but rather a “don’t do these things with Python”.
  • bradcypert 8y ago
    I write Clojure, Kotlin, and Scala all on a pretty regular basis. Truthfully, I do write less Clojure now than at the time I wrote this post, but that's predominantly because my current interest (and salary) are centered around Kotlin + Android. I still write Clojure quite a far amount, but I don't blog about it as much as I'm not "exploring" the language as much. Sometimes, I'll find or create something cool and share it, but most likely that'll be Kotlin/Android related right now.