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Many of these "quirks" are just odd expectations on the author's part that were not fulfilled, but he does describe a few interesting odds and ends. And I agree completely about modules, importing, eggs, namespaces, and all that mess. One of the most refreshing things about learning Clojure after using Python for a while was the relative absence of confusion surrounding these issues, aided by Leiningen.


I think these "quirks" hit on legitimate inconsistencies and confusing interpretations. Most of his expectations seem pretty commonplace.




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