I wouldn't worry too much about your reputation. Your posts are top notch, and you obviously know the language better than 90% of most clojure users. Have confidence and laugh if you think someone is disparaging: actions speak far louder than words.
On Dec 14, 4:42 am, Ken Wesson <kwess...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 4:52 AM, James Reeves <jree...@weavejester.com> wrote: > > On 14 December 2010 09:22, Meikel Brandmeyer <m...@kotka.de> wrote: > > >> Am 13.12.2010 um 23:52 schrieb Ken Wesson: > > >>> That's not what I meant. I figure all of us have tabs permanently open > >>> to there (I have two actually). What we don't have is the whole thing > >>> memorized, or the time to read it all rather than use it for reference […] > > >> My solution to this problem is actually quite simple: I took the time to > >> read it. > > > One can also apply a measure of common sense. > > I resent the implication that I didn't. > > > If you're writing a function that has a general use, such as changing > > the metadata, you may very well consider the possibility it has already > > been written. If you then open the API page and search for a function > > that contains "meta", you'd soon run across vary-meta. > > Yes, but if you look for functions that work on atoms you won't, and > someone looking for functionality like swap-meta! is at least as > likely to think "atoms" as "metadata" when formulating a search. > > I don't think there's any point in endlessly rehashing this and trying > to point a finger of blame. Nobody has actually done anything wrong > here, as near as I can tell, OTHER than trying to turn this into a > blame game by getting critical. -- 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
