On Monday, July 15, 2013 1:39:00 AM UTC+2, Brandon Bloom wrote:
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> > When I read code like (- 1 2), I tranform it into (1 - 2) in my head
> […]
> In the absence of a mental infix transform, ( from a file in your shell.
>
Thx for the mnemonic !
It didn't make sense for me (either way) but th
> When I read code like (- 1 2), I tranform it into (1 - 2) in my head
I used to do this when I was first learning a lisp, but now I read "+" as
"sum" instead of "plus" and "-" as "subtract" instead of "minus".
Similarly, if you see (< x y), you can say "x less than y", but what about
(<= x y z
On 14 July 2013 15:21, Alice wrote:
> Wouldn't ! for a take more natural than the current one?
> When I read code like (- 1 2), I tranform it into (1 - 2) in my head,
> likewise when I see (>! c "hi"), I read it as (c >! "hi"), which doesn't
> look right.
>
I find the current syntax more natural
Wouldn't ! for a take more natural than the current one?
When I read code like (- 1 2), I tranform it into (1 - 2) in my head,
likewise when I see (>! c "hi"), I read it as (c >! "hi"), which doesn't
look right.
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