something like %() becomes possible with reader literals in clojure 1.4 Not sure if it is a good idea though.... also, top level literals are reserved
On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Jay Fields <j...@jayfields.com> wrote: I'd actually like to see %(...) become (partial ...), as I think > people associate % with anonymous functions. Which is why I chose (% > ...), as it's close to what I wish we had. > > I get your point though, and I don't disagree. But, this does keep > coming up, so I think a shorter syntax for partial would be nice, > whether it's %(), #&() or whatever. > > Cheers, Jay > > On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Timothy Baldridge <tbaldri...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> uh, it's going to do what you expect... > >> > >> user=> (def % partial) > >> #'user/% > >> user=> (map #(inc %) [1 2 3]) > >> (2 3 4) > > > > My point was that you have overloaded the meaning of the % symbol. If > > someone says "what does % mean in clojure". You can say "it's > > shorthand for the first argument in the shorthand version of the > > anonymous function definition.", now you have to say "well it depends > > on the scope" > > > > Please, don't ever take reader macros and re-define them out of scope > > to mean something else. It just confuses people and makes the code > > harder to read. > > > > Timothy > > > > -- > > 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 > -- 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
