On Mar 30, 2011, at 11:20 AM, Prabhakar Ragde wrote: > Matthias wrote: > >>>> Do you think these give a better explanation of macros? On the >>>> whole, I have found Teach Yourself Scheme relatively easy to >>>> follow. >> Yes, but when it comes to macros, it espouses a view that was never >> compatible with any Report on Scheme and is even old-school for plain >> Lisp. If you care about Scheme per se, see Dybvig's book. If you wish >> to study the most powerful macro technology in the world, study the >> Guide. -- Matthias > > This comment is about more than macros: Since students are often drawn to TYS > even though I never mention it to them, I've always been tempted to > "translate" TYS into what is now Racket, not just literally but with some of > the HtDP philosophy infused. While I think the Guide is great, as are HtDP > and HtDP/2e, I wonder if there is some value in a document of the length of > TYS, and whether TYS can serve as a model. --PR
Go ahead. I am sure Dorai won't mind. Dorai? _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users
