In Clojure [...] is lexically read as a vector (similar to Scheme
#(..)). The Clojure eval then requires lambda arguments to be in a
vector rather than in a list.
>From what I notice, Clojure uses [ ] rather sparingly, so I think
indent should be ( )
On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 7:18 AM, David A. Wh
On Mon, 27 Oct 2014 02:04:42 +0100, martijn brekelmans
wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
>
> I'm fiddling around with clojure, and I'd like to use readable with clojure.
I've looked a little more at implementing "readable" (at least some tiers) in
Clojure, beyond http://clojure.org/reader.
Without
On Mon, 27 Oct 2014 08:55:55 -0400, John Cowan wrote:
> Well, indentation can model () or it can model []; it can't do both.
> In CL or Scheme that doesn't matter, because [] is inessential. In
> Clojure it's essential.
I've been assuming that it'd model (). Interesting thought though.
You can
David A. Wheeler scripsit:
> Not at all. The whole point is to have a syntax that is general, and
> not tied to a particular semantic. Clearly it needs to be useful for
> a given semantic, but not tied to it.
Well, indentation can model () or it can model []; it can't do both.
In CL or Scheme tha
Not at all. The whole point is to have a syntax that is general, and not tied
to a particular semantic. Clearly it needs to be useful for a given semantic,
but not tied to it.
On October 26, 2014 10:43:17 PM EDT, John Cowan wrote:
>David A. Wheeler scripsit:
>
>> In Clojure, "{" is already take
David A. Wheeler scripsit:
> In Clojure, "{" is already taken for maps, and "#{" for sets. That
> interferes with {...} for infix.
More importantly, [] is used to enclose lambda variables and in other
situations in which Lisps use () for something other than application.
I think that Readable w
On Mon, 27 Oct 2014 02:04:42 +0100, martijn brekelmans
wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
>
> I'm fiddling around with clojure, and I'd like to use readable with clojure.
> I've scanned the wiki and mailing list for any pointers on how to use
> readable within a clojure project, but found nothing.
>
