Neither of these snarky answers solve the problem. I just spent an entire
week updating modules from version of a library that expected a seq of maps
to one that expected map of seqs of maps.  The very nature of data implies
a format. If that format changes you have a compatibility issue no fancy
namespace system can solve.

Timothy
On May 13, 2013 4:08 PM, <fmj...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Or a reason to integrate via data, not api or type.
>
> On Monday, May 13, 2013 10:54:26 PM UTC+2, Phil Hagelberg wrote:
>>
>>
>> Stuart Sierra writes:
>> > That's cool, and it will work for the simple case of libraries A and B
>> > depending on different versions of C.
>> >
>> > But it still breaks down in more complex cases: e.g. if I want to share
>> > data between A and B using a protocol or type defined in C, and there
>> are 2
>> > incompatible versions of C. Even ClassLoaders can't help you there -
>> I'm
>> > not aware of any solution.
>>
>> One of many great reasons not to use protocols and records. =)
>>
>> -Phil
>>
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