There is not general agreement that something like --> is more readable. (I for one disagree, at least so far.)
Stu > On Jul 6, 2010, at 8:23 AM, Meikel Brandmeyer wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> this comes up once in a while. See eg. here for an in-depth >> discussion: >> http://groups.google.com/group/clojure/browse_thread/thread/66ff0b89229be894/c3d4a6dae45d4852 > > So why hasn't it been incorporated yet into the standard library? > > The --> macro (or the let-> mentioned there) is more powerful than -> and > ->>, and it also makes code more readable too. It seems strange therefore not > to have one. > > - Greg > > > >> Note, that you can ease your pain a little with #(): (-> 3 (#(+ 1 % >> 4)) (#(prn "answer:" %))). This is rather ugly, though. >> >> Sincerely >> Meikel >> >> -- >> 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 > > -- > 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 -- 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
