I find "simple" to be very judgey. Unlike a full syntax-parse expression with many rules and cases, define-simple-macro has just one case or one rule, so you're defining a single rule not a set of rules.
On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 2:12 PM, Alex Knauth <[email protected]> wrote: > What's wrong with define-simple-macro ? I think it's clearer about what it > does than define-syntax-rule. > >> On Oct 7, 2015, at 2:10 PM, Jay McCarthy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I agree. I don't like the name. I think define-syntax-rule is a choice >> choice name. >> >> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Jack Firth <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 5:26:48 PM UTC-7, jay.mccarthy wrote: >>>> >>>> You may notice that I only mention define-syntax-rule and >>>> syntax-parse. That was on purpose. I read this as a suggestion that I >>>> should replace define-syntax-rule with define-simple-macro. >>> >>> >>> On that topic, are there any opinions on changing the name from >>> `define-simple-macro` to something else? It's always struck me as odd. > -- Jay McCarthy http://jeapostrophe.github.io "Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great." - D&C 64:33 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Racket Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/racket-dev/CAJYbDak-K46QZxrqhAb2HUj-Fomp7rG2%2BfWNKm7kX8uqHP9q2g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
