+1 String comparisons that don't support i18n collations are next to useless, IMO. A bare < or > operator can't "do the right thing" in the general case for strings.
Stuart's and David's points about performance are compelling too. On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 7:24 AM, Alyssa Kwan <alyssa.c.k...@gmail.com> wrote: > IMHO, any built-in string compare should support collations. I think > this belongs in contrib in string. -- 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