On Friday, February 14, 2014 2:27:49 PM UTC-6, DomKM wrote: > > Great changes! I have a question about #5. > > >> 5) New "some" operations >> Many conditional functions rely on logical truth (where "falsey" >> values are nil or false). Sometimes it is useful to have functions >> that rely on "not nilness" instead. These functions have been added to >> support these cases [CLJ-1343]: >> * some? - same as (not (nil? x)) >> * if-some - like if-let, but checks (not (nil? test)) instead of test >> * when-some - like when-let, but checks (not (nil? test)) instead of test > > > It seems inconsistent to have "some" mean two very different things within > the same namespace, especially since the prior uses of "some" (`some`, > `some-fn`, etc.) are more in keeping with its primary definition of having > to do with amount (and operate on seqs or variadic arguments) while the new > functions have to do with existence (and operate on any single value). Why > not call these new functions `not-nil?`, `if-not-nil`, and `when-not-nil`? > Or, if "not-nil" is too unwieldy then what about "exists" (`exists?`, > `if-exists`, `when-exists`)? > > Are these names up for discussion? >
Hey Dom et al, The names of these functions were chosen by Rich. There was already some name overloading of "some" even before these new functions with some (truthy) and some->/some->> (not nil). The new functions keep with the latter meaning. Many other names were considered, including everything I've seen someone mention (-not-nil, exists, nnil, etc). As far as I know these names are final, however, I will relay all of the feedback I've seen here, on #clojure, and on Twitter to Rich for consideration. Alex -- 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.
