(values->list (values 1 2 3)) = (list 1 2 3)
It can't be a function; a function-argument continuation only accepts a
single value.
As to why prefer a macro instead of a function like 'call/values->list',
I think 'values->list' represents a smaller, more coherent bit of
behavior. You can triv
Time to move it to a place easy to find? But why a macro?
On Apr 28, 2014, at 1:10 PM, Ryan Culpepper wrote:
> On 04/28/2014 10:08 AM, Laurent wrote:
>> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Matthias Felleisen
>> mailto:matth...@ccs.neu.edu>> wrote:
>> [...]
>>
>> Why not something like `apply->l
On 04/28/2014 10:08 AM, Laurent wrote:
On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Matthias Felleisen
mailto:matth...@ccs.neu.edu>> wrote:
[...]
Why not something like `apply->list` or `apply/list`?
(personally I usually call it `cvl` for call/values->list, but that's
because I often use it on the command
t; will also have
>>> decision confusion if given a big dialog of "find your class's preference
>>> in the haystack."
>>> -Ian
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: "Sam Tobin-Hochstadt"
>>> To: "Matthias Fell
ur class's preference in
>> the haystack."
>> -Ian
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Sam Tobin-Hochstadt"
>> To: "Matthias Felleisen"
>> Cc: "dev@racket-lang.org Dev"
>> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 10:40:37 AM
iven a big dialog of "find your class's preference in
> the haystack."
> -Ian
> - Original Message -
> From: "Sam Tobin-Hochstadt"
> To: "Matthias Felleisen"
> Cc: "dev@racket-lang.org Dev"
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 10
I withdraw my support for this item.
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Subject: Re: [racket-dev] actionable items, was: comments on "comments on
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On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 9:47 A
On Apr 28, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt wrote:
> Another problem with this approach is that BSL is not the right choice
> for many people in the first category. They might be starting using
> DMDA, or Picturing Programs, or working on their own with SICP.
I don’t remember how much Sc
On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Matthias Felleisen
wrote:
>
> when drracket starts w/o a preference file, we pop up a radio menu:
>
> o Are you a student learning to program?
> o Are you an experienced programmer learning to use Racket?
>
> Depending on which bullet the person checks, drracke
2014-04-28 16:12 GMT+02:00 Matthias Felleisen :
> SAM:
>
>> Also, I think that in almost every course using DrRacket, the students
>> will need to learn how to choose languages, because they will switch
>> from one teaching language to the next. So I think this won't be
>> unfriendly.
>
> I am not
SAM:
> Also, I think that in almost every course using DrRacket, the students
> will need to learn how to choose languages, because they will switch
> from one teaching language to the next. So I think this won't be
> unfriendly.
I am not sure this is true for simple high school courses or anyo
On Apr 28, 2014, at 9:51 AM, Robby Findler wrote:
> So you are asking to go back to the way it was before we added the "not a
> language" language?
I don't think we asked simple questions like that. We popped up the dialogue
itself, no?
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On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Matthias Felleisen
wrote:
>
> * SAM suggests to always start in #lang racket. Tell students to
> switch to #lang htdp/bsl or use Choose Language. I think this is
> plain unfriendly to our largest audience. Here is my
> counter-proposal:
>
> when drracket starts w/
On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Matthias Felleisen wrote:
> o Are you a student learning to program?
> o Are you an experienced programmer learning to use Racket?
>
(why "/learning/ to use Racket"? I could well be that s/he's on a new
machine)
Why not simply "Choose a language" and give a list
On Monday, April 28, 2014, Matthias Felleisen wrote:
>
> So far we have had two threads of reactions to my 'comments on
> comments.' They have produced requests that I consider actionable
> items though I have counter-proposal to some of them. The list
> below does not include other actionable it
So far we have had two threads of reactions to my 'comments on
comments.' They have produced requests that I consider actionable
items though I have counter-proposal to some of them. The list
below does not include other actionable items I had on my list
that did not get comments.
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