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gpderetta
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Perchance to Scheme (2016)
That's intersting, because the lisp 'the right thing' approach [1] calls for correctness and ease of use over simplicity of implementation.
[1] as opposed to the alledged 'worse is better' of the unix world.
bjoli
on Nov 29, 2018
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It is a matter of preference. Sometimes you end up using gensym in scheme as well, especially for introducing identifiers in bulk.
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[1] as opposed to the alledged 'worse is better' of the unix world.