On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Bhinderwala, Shoeb < sabhinderw...@wellington.com> wrote:
> David, > > > > Thank you for asking this question. I am not sure why I need a defrecord. I > am new to clojure and come from OO background. In Java for example one would > immediately take the result set and convert it to objects. Is there any > advantage to converting to defrecord? I read Clojure has other features > like protocols that work better with defrecords. Should I wait until I > require those features and just continue to work directly with maps? Is > there any disadvantage to working with plain maps? > > > > Thanks > > Shoeb > Rule of thumb - do it first with maps. It'll work out 99% of the time. defrecord/type are useful, but I think digging into them early on would be a big distraction. David -- 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
