> :require :as is always good and generally preferred over :refer or :use :only. I think we all agree with this, but in reality :use with/without :only is very widely used in a number of real project I've seen on github. :use (especially without :only) makes code reading painful and usually reading time including other's is much longer than writing time. I hope :use is used only for popular library such as clojure.test, etc.
On Friday, November 9, 2012 3:54:38 AM UTC+9, Justin Kramer wrote: > > Sorry, yes, to clarify -- :require :as is always good and generally > preferred over :refer or :use :only. > > Justin > > On Thursday, November 8, 2012 1:42:26 PM UTC-5, Luc wrote: >> >> I am pragmatic and quite lazy, I use require with an alias and use mostly >> with stuff like >> clojure.tools.trace, clojure.pprint where selecting explicit vars brings >> no or little value (in my opinion). >> You either need most of the public vars or the potential name conflict is >> a remote >> possibility a few light-years away. >> >> I almost never select explicit vars from external name spaces. I find >> this cumbersome to manage. >> >> With (short) aliases, I get auto expansion of all public vars as soon as >> I type the / >> in CCW (Eclipse plugin). With a little consistency in choosing aliases, >> it's then very easy to find out while reading the code where a reference >> comes from. >> >> I am also older than most of you guys so the less stuff resides in my >> working memory, >> the easier I can cheat with the slowly eroding aging process :) >> I leave most of the work to the computer. >> >> Mmmh, maybe I should create a pocket guide for elderly Clojure coders >> someday... >> >> Luc P. >> >> > Current best practice in my view: >> > >> > For Clojure 1.4+, do not use :use at all. Use :require :refer >> > (judiciously). :refer :all is almost never a good idea. >> > >> > For Clojure 1.3 and below, :use :only is strongly encouraged. Bare :use >> is >> > almost never good. >> > >> > Justin >> > >> > On Thursday, November 8, 2012 11:57:21 AM UTC-5, David McNeil wrote: >> > > >> > > I notice the following item at >> > > http://dev.clojure.org/display/design/Library+Coding+Standards >> > > >> > > "Be explicit and minimalist about dependencies on other packages. >> > > (Prefer the :only option to use and require)." >> > > >> > > The page was last edited on Mar 29, 2011 and ns usage has been >> discussed a >> > > fair bit since then... this leads to the question: >> > > >> > > Is the item quoted above still the standard for Clojure Libraries? >> > > >> > > Thanks. >> > > -David >> > > >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "Clojure" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to clo...@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+u...@googlegroups.com >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en >> -- >> Softaddicts<lprefo...@softaddicts.ca> sent by ibisMail from my ipad! >> > -- 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
