No, there is no language-level distinction between pure functions and functions which perform side effects. In practice, it is a good idea to keep them separate. -S
On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 9:37:31 AM UTC-4, centaurian_slug wrote: > > does clojure have a strict split between side-effects and pure functions > like haskell; > I guess what i have in my head is a rigorous split between effectfull > 'procedures' and pure 'functions',the latter cannot call the former; > although i know thats' implemented through the more general mechanism of > monads in haskell. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en