Why doesn't `type` in CLJS check `:type` on its arguments meta like CLJ does?

Question

In CLJ a check for :type on the meta happens and then falls back to returning the constructor class. In CLJS only the constructor class is returned. It would be nice to have these consistent for usage with multimethods etc.

Answer 1

Hi Colin,

Was wondering the same thing and I found some discussions in the slack channel:

https://clojurians.slack.com/archives/C07UQ678E/p1593166172290700

https://clojurians.slack.com/archives/C07UQ678E/p1610190759145100

TLDR:
Yeah, bummer. No one wants inconsistencies.
At this point in time, too scary to change :)
+ Not enough incentive (use-cases) identified.