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Re: assq-ref vs assq


mlivshin@bigfoot.com writes:
> Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl> writes:
> 
> > In any case, could something be done about the order of arguments to
> > assq-ref ? It is reversed from that of assq, which is confusing. I
> > realize this breaks compatibility, but maybe it could be done when
> > there is going to be a big non-compatible upgrade.
> 
> the way I see it is that `assq' and friends have unusual argument
> order, and the reason for that is apparently backward compatibility.

`assq'  and friends are in r4rs, so I guess that's standard. 
 

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Han-Wen Nienhuys   |   hanwen@cs.uu.nl    | http://www.cs.uu/~hanwen/


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