Hi Christophe, > > (de fltr (Buf Ln) > > (setq New_buf (mapcar '((Ele) (pack (tail (- (length Ln)) (chop Ele)))) > > (filter '((Ele) (pre? Ln Ele)) Buf)))) > > I'm not an expert, I just want to warn and maybe be confirmed. > As Alex said recently, PicoLisp programs should rarely use setq.
Indeed! When I saw the above definition, I was ready to say something about it. But then I understood that Dean obviously just extracted a sample from some other code he is working on, and that the 'setq' might be the remains of experimentation. > I'd add (please confirm): > 1) especially in function definitions, as > 2) it creates/modifies like «global variables», which many consider > bad practice. Yes. At least - if it is really necessary - is should be named '*New_buf' to mark it clearly as a global. ♪♫ Alex -- UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picolisp@software-lab.de?subject=Unsubscribe
