> Though if I was going to write the above, I'd probably write:
>
> (divides-exactly? x 5)
I didn't think of that, and yes, I'd agree that that's better.
> I think my main problem with this proposed syntax is that it doesn't
represent a data structure.
And *now *I'm convinced. I was thinking of the special reader forms as
'code convenience macros' rather than 'data structure macros'. It's a very
sensible place to draw the line on syntax.
Thank you. I feel like I just had one of those moments where everything
'clicked' into place and started making sense.
On Sunday, April 6, 2014 6:11:46 PM UTC-4, James Reeves wrote:
>
>
>
>
> On 6 April 2014 21:50, Joshua Brulé <jtcb...@gmail.com <javascript:>>wrote:
>
>>
>> But it still seems to me that in the case *exactly three forms* - binary
>> function and arguments - curly infix can be a solid improvement on
>> readability.
>>
>> (map (fn [x] (cond (zero? {x mod 15}) "FizzBuzz"
>> (zero? {x mod 5}) "Buzz"
>> (zero? {x mod 3}) "Fizz"
>> :else x))
>> (range 1 101))
>>
>
> To me this is harder to read than:
>
> (zero? (mod x 5))
>
> Because it's an additional piece of syntax. If you're used to prefix
> notation, mixing in infix notation will throw you, at least in my
> experience.
>
> Though if I was going to write the above, I'd probably write:
>
> (divides-exactly? x 5)
>
> Which makes the intention even clearer.
>
> I think my main problem with this proposed syntax is that it doesn't
> represent a data structure. The rest of Clojure's syntax defines data
> structures, while this syntax proposal only makes sense while defining code.
>
> Put it another way: would you have this syntax in edn? And if not, then
> you've introduced a major incompatibility between the readers.
>
> - James
>
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