Re: Pattern matching Vs destructuring?

2017-01-26 Thread 'Alan Forrester' via Clojure
On 27 Jan 2017, at 07:04, Didier wrote: > Some languages have pattern matching, and Clojure is said to not have it > (without a library), but it does have destructuring. > > It seems to me that destructuring is the same as pattern matching, except > that it can only be used

Pattern matching Vs destructuring?

2017-01-26 Thread Didier
Some languages have pattern matching, and Clojure is said to not have it (without a library), but it does have destructuring. It seems to me that destructuring is the same as pattern matching, except that it can only be used inside function arguments, where as pattern matching can also be used

Tentacles; Going Forward

2017-01-26 Thread Alex Miller
I have no authority to speak on this, but I think it would be nice to see a consensus fork managed by some one or ones with a vested interest in it. (I also have used tentacles off and on.) Maybe another option would be to create a github org of some people that can act as admins. I'd nominate

Tentacles; Going Forward

2017-01-26 Thread Matthew Boston
First of, I want to say that I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Anthony Grimes. He had a tremendous impact on all of us. Anthony will be missed, and the Clojure community will not be the same without him. The reason for this letter is to start a discussion regarding tentacles,