Name: Anonymous 2011-08-07 8:51
http://blip.tv/clojure/clojure-for-lisp-programmers-part-1-1319721
http://blip.tv/clojure/clojure-for-lisp-programmers-part-2-1319826
It's a great talk. I've seen many people on /prog/ groundlessly criticizing Clojure, and it's sad. It this presentation Rich Hickey addresses all their points and provides a coherent rationale behind Clojure and its various ``unusual" design decisions. Despite being quite lengthy it doesn't get tedious as it quickly jumps from topic to topic, sometimes with interesting questions form the crowd between the jumps. You should definitely watch this video before forming your opinion about Clojure.
http://blip.tv/clojure/clojure-for-lisp-programmers-part-2-1319826
It's a great talk. I've seen many people on /prog/ groundlessly criticizing Clojure, and it's sad. It this presentation Rich Hickey addresses all their points and provides a coherent rationale behind Clojure and its various ``unusual" design decisions. Despite being quite lengthy it doesn't get tedious as it quickly jumps from topic to topic, sometimes with interesting questions form the crowd between the jumps. You should definitely watch this video before forming your opinion about Clojure.