> > why Clojure chose to name functions operating on refs and atoms so > differently
swap! is not an alter on atoms. And vice versa. reset! is not a ref-set on atoms. And vice versa. The analogous functions names would make remembering which is which easier. Are you having trouble remembering them? On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 7:04 AM, Tianxiang Xiong <tianxiang.xi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm currently reading Practical Clojure > <http://www.apress.com/9781430272311> by VanderHart and Sierra, and am on > the section about state management. > > I'm curious why Clojure chose to name functions operating on refs and > atoms so differently. As I understand it, > > swap! -> atoms, alter -> refs > reset! -> atoms, ref-set -> refs > > Why "swap!" and "reset!", instead of "atom-alter" and "atom-set"? The > analogous functions names would make remembering which is which easier. > > -- > 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. > -- Kind Regards, Atamert Ölçgen ◻◼◻ ◻◻◼ ◼◼◼ www.muhuk.com -- 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.
