Are monads all that special? My understanding is that even in Haskell its wise to not use monads all that much, since it starts to make the code look a little too imperative if not wielded correctly. They're not really the meat of haskell/fp. Macros on the other hand are an important part of lisp, although their overuse is also discouraged :)
On Tuesday, July 12, 2011, James Keats <james.w.ke...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm mildly concerned about macros being seen as the "secret weapon" of > clojure(/lisp). > > In their place, i wish monads would get a wider attention and embrace. > > Discuss? :-) > > -- > 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 -- 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
