There is a subtle difference in how fixed arguments are handled. partial evaluates the arguments only once while fn evaluates them on each call. For side-effects free code the former can yield better performance. To recap:
(partial foo (baz 1 2)) == (let [b (baz 1 2)] (fn [& x] (apply foo b x)) As for syntax sugar, I would like to see the #() macro to be extended so that it curries when no implicit arguments are given: #(foo bar baz) => #(foo bar baz &%) whilst keeping (and emphasising) partial for cases where evaluate-once semantics are required. -- 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
