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Re: C-like identity?


On Mon, Jul 31, 2000 at 09:51:55PM +0200, Marius Vollmer wrote:
> >   function my_map(func, l) {
> >     var new_l=make_list(10), i;
> >     for (i=0; i<length(l); i++) {
> >       new_l[i]=func(l[i]);
> >     }
> >     return new_l;
> >   }
> > 
> > car and cdr are not very C-style.
> 
> But should we encourage this style?  I don't think so.

The point of a C syntax is not as a stealth tactic to create more
functional programmers.  So I don't think we should encourage or
discourage style unless there is a particularly compelling reason
-- like security.  In this case, sure, it's not great code.  But
it will work, and it will make sense to a C programmer.

  -- Ian

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