Hi Stuart - I am very much still learning Clojure and havent waded into defrecord, etc.
Could you provide an example of how you wold start with a map and shift to a defrecord in the future? Thanks Base On Feb 18, 11:16 am, Stuart Sierra <the.stuart.sie...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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
