I usually :use clojure.pprint and clojure.repl. Nobody was hurt. For everything else, I use :require/as.
-- Dave On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 7:27 PM, Gary Trakhman <gary.trakh...@gmail.com>wrote: > We should scour clojuresphere for uses of 'use' and automatically post > github issues to the projects of interest, and redefine the ns macro to > issue a warning with use. > > Does anyone actually like 'use'? > > Require is always more evident. > > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Jozef Wagner <jozef.wag...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> +1, :use is IMO an antipattern. >> >> I hate it mainly in blogs, where they explain some new API. They :use >> like 3 namespaces and you have to guess which fn is from which ns :) >> >> JW >> >> >> On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 5:50:50 PM UTC+2, Greg Slepak wrote: >>> >>> I think I read somewhere that :use is no longer encouraged, but I could >>> be mistaken. >>> >>> From what I've read, it seems like most people agree that Clojure has >>> too many ways of including/importing/**referencing/requiring/using >>> things: >>> >>> http://blog.8thlight.com/**colin-jones/2010/12/05/** >>> clojure-libs-and-namespaces-**require-use-import-and-ns.html<http://blog.8thlight.com/colin-jones/2010/12/05/clojure-libs-and-namespaces-require-use-import-and-ns.html> >>> >>> The above gives a very nice explanation of all the various difference, >>> but it also acknowledges their complexity. >>> >>> Since :use uses :require, and since :require can do everything that :use >>> can, can we simplify Clojure programming a bit for newcomers by deprecating >>> the use of :use? The situation in ClojureScript is even worse because it >>> adds :require-macros on top of all the other ways of including files. >>> >>> Ideally, it would be awesome if there was just a single directive for >>> everything, but perhaps there's some complicated low-level reason why >>> that's not possible. :-\ >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Greg >>> >>> P.S. If this has already been brought up you have my sincere apologies. >>> >>> -- >>> Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also >>> sharing with the NSA. >>> >>> -- >> -- >> 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > -- > 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
