One purpose of defrecord was to be interchangeable with maps, so that you can prototype with maps, then switch to defrecord for better performance without changing much code. If you use constructor functions to create instances of your records/maps, you hardly have to change anything at all.
Another purpose of defrecord (and deftype) is to support new types that implement protocols. Defrecord adds real type information to maps (accessible through the `type` function) but this was already possible with metadata. -Stuart Sierra clojure.com -- 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
