Since the data structures and interfaces, they are effectively
immutable.

Consider this:

final public class Cons extends ASeq implements Serializable {

private final Object _first;
private final ISeq _more;

public Cons(Object first, ISeq _more){
        this._first = first;
        this._more = _more;
}
}

Although Cons uses final fields and constructor fields, "_more" is an
ISeq; given that this could be mutable, so could cons.

Phil

Mike Fikes <mikefi...@me.com> writes:

> Are the persistent immutable data structures in Clojure "truly" immutable 
> (using final fields, relying on constructor freezing), or are they mean to 
> be merely effectively immutable (as defined in JICP)?

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