On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Jim foo.bar <jimpil1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was just wondering...we have a 'defsomething' macro for almost > everything... > > How come there is no 'defpromise'? It is very easy to write one and since > we always initialize promises like this: (def x (promise)), I don't see any > reason why not... > > (defmacro defpromise [name] > `(def ~name (promise))) > > Jim > You might want to check this out: https://github.com/ztellman/lamina/wiki/Introduction Promises and Futures are implemented differently pretty much everywhere you look, so his approach may or may not meet your needs/expectations. Regardless, Zach's been doing some brilliant work that some of us from the Twisted (Python) community have been keeping an eye on. Good stuff. d -- 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
