To add my two cents, IMHO the literal notation for sets, vectors & maps are just that---they are the "literal" representations of those data-structures and are not semantically equivalent to constructor functions. As such, the literal notation should really be used with constants; in every other case, you should use the constructor functions.
I understand that you will have to probably change a lot of code, but I think that's one (semantic) mistake that needs correcting. Regards, BG On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Mark Engelberg <mark.engelb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Perhaps you don't use sets as much as I do, so to help you put it in > perspective, imagine how you'd feel if I told you: > > "Oh by the way, that nice vector notation you use to write things like [1 3 > 5 7 2]. Yeah, well, it's only reliable if there are constants inside. That > thing you've been doing where you write [a b c] -- that usually works, so > you've probably been doing that a lot in your code. But some small > percentage of the time, that will generate a run-time error. From now on, > the only way to be safe is to replace every instance of a vector with > non-constants with a call to vector, i.e., (vector a b c)." > > You *could* fix your code and develop new habits, but how would you feel > about it? > > --Mark > > -- > 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 -- Baishampayan Ghose b.ghose at gmail.com -- 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
