On Jan 12, 2016 2:25 PM, "mattias w" <matti...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Clojure and Erlang are very similar, except for the syntax, macros and that you can use Java libraries. > > There is one big difference: In Erlang, fail as early as possible is the norm. In Clojure it is almost the opposite. > > Many errors in Clojure code will result in nil, and most operations accept nil as a valid parameter, i.e. many fails will not even be visible unless you check the result. > > The most common I stumble on is assuming that a value exists in a map, but that is just the top of the iceberg
Not finding what you're looking for is not failure. Nil means you have successfully discovered that you can't always get what you want. There is no error there. Gregg -- 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 --- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
