Regarding your def question, it never makes sense to use def inside of a function.
In Javascript, you might do this: { var a = 1; var b = 2; ...some statements that might use a and b... } Nothing outside of the curly braces can use those definitions of a and b. The let form is a similar thing; (let [a 1 b 2] (... some stuff that might use a and b...) ) Nothing past that last closing parenthesis (the one that matches the open parenthesis before the "let") knows about the definitions of a and b. I think the term "form" just means "stuff between parentheses". Bill Smith Austin, TX -- 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 Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. 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