Clojure, like most lisps, is designed around a REPL. So the highest compilation unit isn't a file, but a top level definition like defn or defmacro.
While the comparison isn't perfect, compilation in a lot of lisps is a lot like piping a file into an active REPL, at least from a user's perspective. --Ashton Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2014, at 7:29 AM, gvim <gvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Considering Clojure has a compile phase why is it more dependent on function > definition order than scripting languages like Perl? My naive assumption is > that one of the benefits of a compile phase is that every definition is > defined ahead of runtime. > > gvim > > -- > 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/d/optout. -- 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/d/optout.
