Re: [Chicken-users] Re: Style Guide

[Sunnan]

Mark Fredrickson wrote:
> Here's a related question for more experienced Schemers: In Dybvig, he
> states that the define form:
>
> (define square (lambda (x) (* x x)))
>
> is to be preferred to
>
> (define (square x) (* x x))
>
> After reading that, I started using the first form religiously. Now
> I'm not so sure. For no small part because the text editor I use
> (TextMate) doesn't highlight the first form as a function definition
> but does highlight the second form.
>
>   
The second form.
Shorter is better.
Always, always, always.

Sunnan