On 6 September 2015 at 09:57, Amith George <strider...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Could you elaborate on what you mean by variants being like a key value > pair? >
I mean that tags are usually used to describe what the data *is*, whereas keys are usually used to describe what the data is for. For instance, one might have a map like: {:created-date #inst "2015-09-07T12:30:00.000Z" :modified-date #inst "2015-09-07T13:00:00.000Z"} The tags describe what the values are: instances in time. The keys describe what the data is for: to record when the entity was created and modified. In the same way, I'd consider variants another way of connecting a data value with an indicator of its purpose. - James -- 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.