I think names such as vector and hash-map are ok precisely because
they are such fundamental types, and bindings typically use one-char
names; brevity matters. (And vec is just a special case of vector)
I'm not sure if there's some deeper nuance in the naming between the
make-* and create-* functions (perhaps Rich knows), but for what it's
worth the doc for the make-* functions all start with "Creates ...".
Being a fan of brevity and having a java background, I've been
inclined to use new-*.
Then temper all this with the deftype/defrecord stuff in which new
instances are created using host-constructor syntax, e.g.:
user=> (defrecord foo [bar baz])
user.foo
user=> (foo. 1 2)
#:user.foo{:bar 1, :baz 2}
Which for me further reinforces the use of new-*, at least for those
cases where I'm not using dot-suffixed constructor names.
On Apr 22, 7:21 pm, joshua-choi <rbysam...@gmail.com> wrote:
> When it comes to naming factory functions—functions that create things—
> clojure.core gives four precedents:
>
> 1. Name it exactly what the new object is called. vector, hash-map,
> set.
> 2. Name it a shortened version of #1. vec.
> 3. Prefix #1 with "make-". make-hierarchy, make-array.
> 4. Prefix #1 with "create-". create-ns, create-struct.
>
> Are there any guidelines for naming a library's own factory functions?
>
> (I find #1 and #2 pretty annoying, since they interfere with my
> binding of symbols in let forms, but between #3 and #4 I'm not sure.)
>
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