Protocols are a way to achieve polymorphism. Clojure protocols are similar to Haskell types classes.
Here is a video that explains clojure protocols: http://vimeo.com/11236603 Matt Hoyt ________________________________ From: stevelewis <spiritm...@gmail.com> To: Clojure <clojure@googlegroups.com> Sent: Saturday, November 5, 2011 6:40 PM Subject: Newbie question on OO/records Okay, I'm trying to understand records. I read this article: http://freegeek.in/blog/2010/05/clojure-protocols-datatypes-a-sneak-peek/ (Clojure Protocols & Datatypes - A sneak peek by Baishampayan Ghose. I found it helpful, but the usage of datatypes and protocols looks/feels very object-oriented to me. Am I wrong? Is it just because the function comes before the record instance? (fly hummingbird) As opposed to calling: hummingbird.fly() in a standard OO language. Thanks for any insight. Steve -- 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
