[Top][All Lists]
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: doco srfi-1 delete, delete-duplicates
From: |
Mikael Djurfeldt |
Subject: |
Re: doco srfi-1 delete, delete-duplicates |
Date: |
Tue, 13 May 2003 13:52:03 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.1001 (Gnus v5.10.1) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) |
address@hidden writes:
> On Mon, May 12, 2003 at 09:26:58PM -0500, Rob Browning wrote:
>> Kevin Ryde <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>> > I was sorely tempted to change the "=" formal parameter to something
>> > like "eproc", to avoid any chance of it being confused with the core
>> > "=" procedure. But if that's to be done then I suppose it should be
>> > throughout the chapter, not just in one node.
>>
>> Same temptation here. Perhaps cmp, or comparison, or cmp-func...
>
> Cmp is good (since, as the example shows, it's not just about some
> kind of equality). Pred or predicate might be a candidate as well.
> (but I like cmp best).
...and I think "cmp" is cryptic, arbitrary and ugly, while "=" is
beautiful, and I don't think there is any risk of confusion. I think
the original "=" is good taste. :-)
And if you guys anyway want to change it, please 1. give it a readable
name (e.g. equal-predicate?), and 2. make sure to put a `?' after it
(if it is a textual name) to indicate that it is a predicate.
M
- doco srfi-1 delete, delete-duplicates, Kevin Ryde, 2003/05/12
- Re: doco srfi-1 delete, delete-duplicates, Rob Browning, 2003/05/12
- Re: doco srfi-1 delete, delete-duplicates, tomas, 2003/05/13
- Re: doco srfi-1 delete, delete-duplicates,
Mikael Djurfeldt <=
- Re: doco srfi-1 delete, delete-duplicates, tomas, 2003/05/13
- Re: doco srfi-1 delete, delete-duplicates, Mikael Djurfeldt, 2003/05/13
- Re: doco srfi-1 delete, delete-duplicates, tomas, 2003/05/14
- Re: doco srfi-1 delete, delete-duplicates, Kevin Ryde, 2003/05/15
- Re: doco srfi-1 delete, delete-duplicates, Paul Jarc, 2003/05/15