> You know, just because you wrote a macro that you love and it works > for you, doesn't mean it should get into clojure.core :)
I agree 100%, which is why I've explained the reasons for the suggestion. I did not simply say "OMG I made this awesome macro now include it!" I gave explicit reasons on *why* it should be included and defended them rationally. The responses I've received so far in opposition have been devoid of any real substance other than, "I don't want to." The -> and ->> macros are like the 'first' and 'last' functions. It would be silly to have a Clojure with only 'first' and 'last' functions, and without an 'nth' function. The --> macro is the 'nth' equivalent. It is a generalized version of the -> and ->> macros, able to handle situations they can't, and it happens to also have the added benefit of more readable code. Therefore I think it should be in the core. - Greg On Jul 6, 2010, at 4:04 PM, Wilson MacGyver wrote: > On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Greg <g...@kinostudios.com> wrote: >> On Jul 6, 2010, at 2:26 PM, Wilson MacGyver wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Stuart Halloway >>> <stuart.hallo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> In my experience, unneeded versatility == support headache. >>> >>> I couldn't agree more. I'm happy to see selection of what goes into >>> core and contrib has become more selective. >> >> >> Yes, let's handicap ourselves and then disparage a useful macro as >> "unneeded." >> >> The -> and ->> macros aren't needed either, so why are they there? >> >> While we're at it, we should make it so that the + function takes only two >> arguments because any more leads to "unneeded versatility" and therefore, >> apparently, to "support headache." :-p > > You know, just because you wrote a macro that you love and it works > for you, doesn't > mean it should get into clojure.core :) > > -- > Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum. > > -- > 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
