Thanks for explaining the origin of "var" and "ref". An important thing you should do for learners is to explain their origin of odd/ cryptic names because that makes them much easier to remember. For example, no text on C I've ever read explains the meaning of standard library function names, like printf and sprintf, but the name and purpose of those functions are far easier to remember if someone simply tells you 'f' stands for 'formatted' and 's' stands for 'string'.
I should move the bits on Ref, Agent, and Atom towards the end. Vars have to be introduced before I can discuss namespaces, but the thread- local binding aspect of Vars can be deferred to later. btw, you'll see a few notes I left in the text in square brackets where I wasn't sure on some point. If someone could address those questions, I'd appreciate it. --Brian Will --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
