On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 6:40 PM, Mark Engelberg <mark.engelb...@gmail.com> wrote: > set, string, numeric-tower, combinatorics all provide fundamental operations > I need throughout my code.
Ah, very different fields of work. Makes sense. > My work doesn't usually involve creating a standalone compiled program. I > move around from namespace to namespace, interacting with my code from the > REPL. In a sense, my code along with the REPL is just my "workbench", a > suite of utilities that I use to solve problems interactively. OK. That also makes sense. > One complication that hasn't yet been discussed in this conversation about > preferring refer to use is that some libraries, such as Incanter, spread > functions across several namespaces but the tutorials don't really tell you > which functions come from which namespaces. The tutorial expects you to > just "use" all of the relevant namespaces to use Incanter. Could I argue poor library design here? No well-defined API? :) > Just curious, why do you take such care to go through and remove any > redundant imports? Clarity of intent. When I read an (ns ..) form, it should tell me exactly what this namespace depends on, no more, no less. I like a very structured flow of dependencies. When I see repeated dependencies across namespaces, if feels like a code smell to me and I'll look for an appropriate refactoring. Sure, some of the "core" Clojure libraries (core + contrib) are repeated as dependencies in several namespaces, but even there you might be surprised at how little repetition I have. Call it OCD :) -- Sean A Corfield -- (904) 302-SEAN An Architect's View -- http://corfield.org/ World Singles, LLC. -- http://worldsingles.com/ "Perfection is the enemy of the good." -- Gustave Flaubert, French realist novelist (1821-1880) -- 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
