Yes, I should have said :refer, not :require. On Friday, June 5, 2015 at 11:09:37 PM UTC-5, Sean Corfield wrote: > > I think you mean :as vs :refer? > > The consensus is that using :as makes it easier to see where each symbol > comes from when you're reading the code -- and avoids name conflicts > between functions in different namespaces. > > If you use :refer, you lose that visibility. However, there are some > symbols where the namespace alias just looks weird so there are cases where > :refer helps make the code more natural -- such as using a library that > provides defsomething forms (because we're used to (def ..), (defn ..), > (defmacro ..) etc). > > On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 8:33 PM, Todd Stout <todd....@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> What is considered idiomatic when using :as and :require in your >> namespace declarations? I understand that :as will require everything in >> the namespace to use symbol/fn syntax. The :require usage will mandate more >> verbose symbol references in the ns declaration, but your code in that >> namespace will not require the symbol/fn notation. When is one preferred >> over the other? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Clojure" group. >> To post to this group, send email to clo...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:> >> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with >> your first post. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >> 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+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > 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) >
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