Re: Improving aesthetics & readability of backquote

[Paul W. Rankin]

On Mon, May 20 2019, Basil L. Contovounesios wrote:
> > Are you suggesting that ,@b is easier to comprehend than 
> > (splice b)? I think
> > that is a hard case to make. Try to put yourself in the mindset 
> > of someone just
> > learning Emacs Lisp.
>
> I think this is a subjective matter, so the question is, as you 
> say in
> your other message, whether aliases should be added for those 
> that
> prefer the latter form; not which form each person finds most 
> readable.

I've written a function that doubles a number x, but I'm thinking 
about what to call it...

   _||x&    or    (double x)

Jokes aside, yes I do think Emacs would benefit from an option for 
people to use a clearer syntax for lisp form interpolation.