I get that. However, "broken" can describe code on several different levels, not just on the level of compilation or execution.
I would say that for a young aspiring language like Clojure, having readable, presentable source code is key, and that not having these things amounts to being broken, no? On 14 Oct 2010, at 10:47 pm, Santosh Rajan wrote: > IMHO if it is not broken, dont fix it. I am sure the original authors are > aware and are very much around. Probably they would be the best people to do > it anyway. > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 7:43 AM, David Jacobs < > develo...@allthingsprogress.com> wrote: > >> I've just started learning Clojure and I'm excited about what I see. The >> combination of power and sophistication in the language is refreshing, and >> I've started to dive into the source code to understand it better. >> >> One meta-observation has come out of my scouring. >> >> The indentation used for the part of Clojure that's written in Clojure is >> beautifully indented, well documented, and generally easy to work through. >> On the other hand, the Java source doesn't look so consistent, either >> internally or with standard practices--especially as regards whitespace, >> indentation, and braces. >> >> It may seem like a small thing, but I think that having well-formatted, >> consistent source code is important. >> >> Would there be any objection to reformatting the Java source to make it >> consistent? I wouldn't mind undertaking that project in my free time. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> David >> >> -- >> 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<clojure%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > > > > > -- > http://hi.im/santosh > > -- > 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
