2014-07-10 18:34 GMT+02:00 Plínio Balduino <pbaldu...@gmail.com>:

> IMO, ! is used when change any global state. A side effect like print on
> screen is not enough to cause a ! in the name. I think that's why the
> functions print/println don't have ! =)
>

​Than I did it in the 'right' way. In the book the where talking about
side-effects, but only a change in global​

​ state is more reasonable.​



> On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 12:28 PM, Cecil Westerhof <cldwester...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> When a function returns a true/false value you should end it with a '?'.
>>
>> Clojure Programming says that with side effects you should end the
>> function name with a '!'.
>>
>> I have functions reset-game! and walk!. But what about a function like
>> look? It does not change state, but it displays where you are. So it has a
>> side effect. But most of my functions have this. So, should I append them
>> all with a '!'?
>>
>
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