[r6rs-discuss] [Formal] Identifiers beginning with "->" considered useless

From: Michael Sperber <sperber>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:38:27 +0200

John Cowan <cowan at ccil.org> writes:

> Sam TH scripsit:
>
>> Leaving aside the conversion procedures, the identifier `->' is quite
>> useful. For example, it's used for function contracts in the PLT
>> Scheme contract system, and for function types in Typed Scheme.
>
> I grant that, but it's still an irregularity.

Granted. It's also a pretty popular irregularity, as many current
Scheme implementations already allow it. As an example, it slipped
through the cracks of the discussion of SRFI 14, which has `->char-set'.

-- 
Cheers =8-} Mike
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Received on Mon Jun 11 2007 - 04:38:27 UTC

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