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I had never really looked at Clojure before this post and when I saw the code I almost vomited in my mouth from how ugly it is. Then I thought "that can't be what Clojure looks like", Google proved me wrong, and I cried a little bit for all the programmers stuck using this ugly syntax.

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My initial reaction to Clojure was similar discomfort because it was so different from most other languages. Once I had more practice, learned more about why it is written the way it is, and how to write it clearly, I fell in love.

I didn't down vote you, but if I were to, it would be because your comment sounded like discomfort stemming from ignorance. On top of ignorance, you offered your pity for people who are "stuck" using this language, when it's actually almost always a well-informed choice.

Someone needs to learn about Lisp dialects and homoiconicity IMHO.

Paul Graham's essay: "Beating the average" may be a good starting point for you.

I don't feel bad about getting down voted. But one could at least raise a counter point. In all honesty, this syntax is very ugly isn't it?

It reminds me of the JESS rule engine. Same kind of principle.

You're getting downloaded because your post was highly subjective (ugly? Looks like good-old Scheme to me, son), childish (threw up in your mouth? Really? Because you use ULTRA LEET $LANGUAGE instead?) and added precisely 0 value to the discussion.

If no one raises a counter point, maybe the downvotes are not really about disagreeing with the point you made? Maybe it's more like, people don't like your tone, or they don't think that fun post about fun with AR drones is the time and place for dealing with the issue of Clojure syntax and aesthetics.

You raise a valid point. My opinion belonged more in a Clojure based thread.

The downvotes mean that your opinion is valued, but the way you present your opinion can be improved.

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