On 2010 Apr 1, at 12:56 PM, Stuart Halloway wrote:
I think you are reading this backwards. Nothing will be removed from
the list, things won't become more limiting. The lack of guarantee
is around the addition of new features.
:)
Clojure is remarkably stable. The ecosystem of libraries around it
is, of course, another story. :-)
Yup, no dispute there.
I think I'll stick to using what works even if not officially
sanctioned, with the belief that clojure will 'do the right thing'
and not take away symbol characters without:
a) very very good reason and
b) prominent notice of the new functionality of the off-limits-to-
symbols characters in the release notes.
Clojure will not take away any of the documented symbol characters.
The question is: *when* will it be safe to add more?
I had hoped that the http://clojure.org/reader was just out of date.
I can't seem to find a "roadmap" link from the front page or the FAQ,
I don't know what changes might yet be planned. I'm guessing, from the
goals of Clojure, that there probably aren't many reader related
changes in the works.
I'm going to use things that work even if they aren't documented as
guaranteed, because I can't imagine special meanings being added
without them being documented/announced; at that point, I can decide
to change my code or not upgrade.
-Doug
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