Implementing Runnable does not mean they will be called via an intermediate thread.
I remember having seen it's there for efficiency reasons when one wants to provide a function in lieu of where the java method expects a Runnable : so clojure does not have to wrap the function call with another object implementing Runnable itself. HTH, -- Laurent 2009/4/3 BerlinBrown <berlin.br...@gmail.com> > > Someone correct me if I go wrong here. But, from my understanding, > every defined function in Clojure is an implementation of a thread? > > What is the goal in implementing in this fashion? For example, if I > am writing in imperative style: > > (println "First line") > (println "Second line") > (println "Third line") > > ... > > The operations have to occur synchronously. What does adding Java > threading add to the mix? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
