Re: small error on clojure.org/reader
Oops - you'd think I'd be able to match braces by now ;-) I must admit that I don't know how to write this more clearly either without a large rewrite, so it probably is best to just leave it as it is. On Sunday, December 2, 2012 11:28:21 PM UTC+1, Andy Fingerhut wrote: The full sentence is this: Syntax-quote (`, note, the backquote character), Unquote (~) and Unquote-splicing (~@) It looks like perhaps someone started writing this: Syntax-quote (`), Unquote (~) and Unquote-splicing (~@) and then added some more explanatory text inside the parentheses to emphasize which quote character it is. I'm not saying it is as good as it can be now, but I'm not sure this would be much better, as someone is bound to point out that the ` character is not in parentheses like all the others are on that page: Syntax-quote ` (note, the backquote character), Unquote (~) and Unquote-splicing (~@) Andy On Dec 2, 2012, at 12:49 PM, Otto Allmendinger wrote: (I couldn't figure out where to put this so I might as well just post it here) The page says Syntax-quote (` where it should say Syntax-quote `( Otto -- 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
small error on clojure.org/reader
(I couldn't figure out where to put this so I might as well just post it here) The page says Syntax-quote (` where it should say Syntax-quote `( Otto -- 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
Re: small error on clojure.org/reader
The full sentence is this: Syntax-quote (`, note, the backquote character), Unquote (~) and Unquote-splicing (~@) It looks like perhaps someone started writing this: Syntax-quote (`), Unquote (~) and Unquote-splicing (~@) and then added some more explanatory text inside the parentheses to emphasize which quote character it is. I'm not saying it is as good as it can be now, but I'm not sure this would be much better, as someone is bound to point out that the ` character is not in parentheses like all the others are on that page: Syntax-quote ` (note, the backquote character), Unquote (~) and Unquote-splicing (~@) Andy On Dec 2, 2012, at 12:49 PM, Otto Allmendinger wrote: (I couldn't figure out where to put this so I might as well just post it here) The page says Syntax-quote (` where it should say Syntax-quote `( Otto -- 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
