On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Sean Corfield <s...@corfield.org> wrote:
> > > I'm just guessing there the answer may just be "equal values are equal > and you should never care which one you get out". There are times to care > though, but then perhaps just don't use `distinct` or be sure to have a > test on it. :P > > > Can you provide a scenario when it matters? Given that you had two > immutable, equal values in a collection, when would it matter which one was > discarded and which one was kept? > > They may have different metadata, or some objects may already have cached hash values while others do not, or they may be complex enough objects that for a later part in the program it matters that certain equal objects meet the equality test quickly by actually being identical objects, not just equal. -- 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.
