I agree, this approach fits with our code base. Apply induces a significant hit and should be avoided when performance is critical. I tend to let the computer do its job and free my brain estate for more useful things until performance becomes critical. A kind of laziness :))
Luc P. > My rule of thumb for this is if that's something that will be "static" (as > in, set once in the source and never changes) kw options are fine, if it is > likely to be manipulated, is the result of some previous computation, then > a map fits better. > > apply also has a performance cost that's not always welcome. > > On Tuesday, June 18, 2013 3:38:55 PM UTC+2, Luc wrote: > > > > I use destructuring most of the time, the main benefits I see are runtime > > validation > > of typo errors in the option names, better doc strings and the ability to > > provide defaults > > where nil does not make any sense. > > > > Of course you may need to use apply to pass options in turn to another fn > > but I found out that this happens most of the time internally, not in the > > public API. > > > > Sub-selecting options with select-key makes things easier to read when > > pruning > > options used by internal fns. > > > > Marginally slower but less brain estate is required to remember valid > > options. > > > > If the apply stuff gets repeatedly in the way, then use a macro to hide > > it. > > > > Luc P. > > > > > > > > -- > > Softaddicts<lprefo...@softaddicts.ca <javascript:>> 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Clojure" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Softaddicts<lprefonta...@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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
