I am not suggesting any change to :(x+y) so it would continue to be the
same as quote x+y end. I think that would return Expr(internal_symbol("+",
context), internal_symbol("x", context), internal_symbol("y", context)) to
use a sketchy syntax that might not actually be valid Julia.
I like using the ` character for quasiquote as in Lisp but isn't Julia
already using ` for something more widely used?
On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 11:00:32 PM UTC-5, Fil Mackay wrote:
>
> The semantics of :symbol would not change from the *status quo* under my
>> proposal.
>>
>> Perhaps :(x) should be the same as :x rather than the same as quote x
>> end. Thus if the result of the unary : operator is just a symbol, it is
>> always an external symbol, but the *quote* special form is able to
>> produce just an internal symbol.
>>
>
> What would :(x+y) produce - invalid or quote x + y end? This "inline
> quote" format seems to be used quite a lot and handy. I have wondered about
> using a different character for symbols and quotes to avoid this ambiguity.
>
>
