> Consistent syntax is nice, but not very useful if it gets in the way > of readability. Fortunately, Clojure has a consistent method for > designing arbitrary new syntax when needed. -> is not a "special > case". It's a well-documented macro intended to make some kinds of > expressions more readable. The non-macro syntax is "simpler", yes, but > not always easier to read, which is the reason why -> exists. >
it's yet one more thing to learn how to read, so there's a trade off. Once you know it, the claim is that easier to read. > > -- > Jarkko > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
