On Aug 18, 11:09 am, michele <[email protected]> wrote:
> Wouldn't that make it easier to keep track of them.
>
> Example:
>
> (defn myfn-a [a b]
> (if (zero? b)
> a
> (recur
> (afn (bfn (...)) a)
> (dec b))))
>
> (defn myfn-b [a b]
> (if (zero? b)
> a
> (recur
> (afn (bfn (...)) a)
> (dec b)
> )
> )
> )
Lisp programmers don't actually "see" parentheses. They read right
past them. The editor takes care of parentheses and indentation. To
a real Lisp programmer, your code above may as well look like this:
defn myfn-a [a b]
if zero? b
a
recur
afn bfn ... a
dec b
Viewed in that light, devoting a line to each close parenthesis is
just a shameful waste of screen real estate. It's similar to the
profligacy that programmers in languages like Java are guilty of when
they use 4 or even 8 character indents. Before you know it you've got
a page of code that's 160 characters wide and 1000 characters long and
you need a 40" screen just to find your way around.
The more code you can catch in one glance, the better your overview.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
Groups "Clojure" group.
To post to this group, send email to [email protected]
Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your
first post.
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
[email protected]
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
