Re: Clojure terminology

Another random thought: What to you call this? [(+ 2 3) (+ 4 5)] It is an expression, but it is not a literal--I cannot say it "evaluates to itself." Sorry if I'm being pedantic. Maybe it doesn't matter. Terminology is important, though, when I'm trying to teach. -- You received this message b

Re: Clojure terminology

Thanks for the help, everyone. You managed to pin down my problem. I was using "Clojure from the ground up" and a Scheme book, and the two together got me confused. So, I can say it like this: Every expression is evaluated (meaning converted to a value), unless it is quoted. Every expression ev

Re: Clojure terminology

Thank you for the help. What is the difference between a form and an s-expression? The Clojure Glossary defines "form" as "a valid s-expression." What is an example of an invalid s-expression? I'm not sure "tok

Clojure terminology

I'm new to Clojure, but I'm teaching a course on it this year to undergrads. I'm having a little trouble with terminology, partly because Clojure departs from other languages (such as Scheme) on some terms (such as atom). I want to say something like this: A word is considered a var unless it