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This isn't a "rant on Clojure". It's a rant, all right, and Clojure is prominently featured, but the rant is about "Uncle Bob" Martin's assertion that Clojure i
by davidrupp 14y ago
This isn't a "rant on Clojure". It's a rant, all right, and Clojure is prominently featured, but the rant is about "Uncle Bob" Martin's assertion that Clojure is or should be "the last programming language". Which I take to be hyperbole, not meant to be taken literally. But then I haven't watched the video.
Clojure actually gets quite a decent nod here, which, given Locklin's overall snarky tone, is saying something.
- kinleyd 14y agoIt was hyperbole. Uncle Bob is opinionated but definitely isn't stupid.
- ed_blackburn 14y agoI /have/ watched the skills matter video months ago. What i took away from the talk wasn't that Clojure is the last programming language, but that; - Programming language innovation is rather cyclical. - Frameworks can be re-implemented, languages ecosystems and frameworks are very important but one should not exclude a language because of it's lack of a framework feature (I think he was picking out .NET and Java here, suggesting that enterprises who select C# or Java because of the frameworks are missing the point) - Polymorphism is achievable in Clojure, so many popular programming techniques are achievable. I thought the talk was thought provoking and interesting. Whilst it certainly advocated Clojure, I certainly took the conclusion with a pinch of salt. The entire talk is twinged with humour. It's supposed to spark debate and help push people from their comfort zones IMHO.