> I have a strong dislike for the concept of TIMTOWTDI (There is more
> than one way to do it .
This should be a guiding design goal for any core lisp devel. Get the
core right and TIMTOWTDI is a `side effect' of good design rather than
the inverse.
s_P
On Dec 19, 7:36 am, "Mark Volkmann" wrote
On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 6:52 AM, Meikel Brandmeyer wrote:
>
> Hello Mark,
>
> On 19 Dez., 13:36, "Mark Volkmann" wrote:
>> > If you don't need this, you don't have to use it.
>
> Ok. That was a stupid statement. But at least it is
> not the rationale for including condp (in whatever
> form).
I
Hello Mark,
On 19 Dez., 13:36, "Mark Volkmann" wrote:
> > If you don't need this, you don't have to use it.
Ok. That was a stupid statement. But at least it is
not the rationale for including condp (in whatever
form).
> I feel very strongly that Clojure, and any programming language,
> should
> If you don't need this, you don't have to use it.
I feel very strongly that Clojure, and any programming language,
should avoid using this rationale when adding support for new syntax.
Just because a developer chooses not to use a particular feature
doesn't mean they don't have to understand it
