> On Aug 20, 2016, at 5:26 PM, s...@corfield.org wrote: > > I disagree (strongly) with your position here Brian. I’ll try to explain > clearly why but first a little background…
I too have felt the pain of having to maintain backward compatibility. However, I’m reminded, in this case, of Mark Twain’s “The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. But he won't sit upon a cold stove lid, either.” That’s why I tend to ask questions, not about abstract principles, but about what - given these particular alternatives - happens to which people? The problem with recourse to general principles and past experience is that it’s easy to overlook that I’m suggesting a change from: ns-clause-header ::= keyword? … to: ns-clause-header ::= keyword? || symbol? -- 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/d/optout.
