On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Brandon Bloom <brandon.d.bl...@gmail.com>wrote:

> > Can anyone explain the relationship between swap! and reset! ?
>
> swap! is for "CAS"
>
> See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compare-and-swap
>
>
How so? No comparison is done (unless it's done in the supplied function,
which is entirely up to the user of swap!). There's a separate
compare-and-set! function for atoms.

-- 
Ben Wolfson
"Human kind has used its intelligence to vary the flavour of drinks, which
may be sweet, aromatic, fermented or spirit-based. ... Family and social
life also offer numerous other occasions to consume drinks for pleasure."
[Larousse, "Drink" entry]

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