core.match compiles down to case, does it not? So the comparisons here are similar: http://insideclojure.org/2015/04/27/poly-perf/
-- Morgon On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 2:57:23 PM UTC-4, tbc++ wrote: > > One big thing to consider is that core.match is closed dispatch. If you > write a function that uses core.match, I can't extend it inside my code. > This is something that is possible with both multi-methods and protocols. > > Timothy > > On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 12:49 PM, Sam Raker <sam....@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> The discussion/post-linked-to in >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/clojure/eoAp6QVimYI/iipmEJNKdrIJ have >> got me thinking about protocols & multimethods, which I admittedly have >> possibly never actually used, now that I think about it. I'm wondering how >> they differ from core.match[1]. I realize protocols, specifically, have a >> niche for when you have concrete type information about your data and want >> better performance. I'm a little less clear about multimethods--in >> particular, I just considered using multimethods for something, and then >> ended up reaching for core.match because it seemed more closure-friendly. >> >> What, if any, are the benefits of using protocols/multimethods over >> core.match, or vice versa? When would you reach for one and definitely not >> the other(s)? >> >> >> [1] https://github.com/clojure/core.match >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Clojure" group. >> To post to this group, send email to clo...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:> >> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with >> your first post. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >> 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+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > “One of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that–lacking > zero–they had no way to indicate successful termination of their C > programs.” > (Robert Firth) > -- 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.
