Should `def' be added as an alias for `define'? Possible reasons why: 1. Most frequently used. http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev/archive/2012-May/009429.html 2. Name shortening seems to be a current theme. 3. The new style guide prefers `define' over `let'.
Re 3 I like the less-indented benefit of `define' instead of `let'. OTOH it's more verbose. Speaking of which, it also might be handy to `define' multiple identifiers in one shot, as `let' can do. (Although perhaps the syntax would need to be ugly due to how `define' is used also to define functions. I haven't even tried to think that through; sorry.) Possible reasons why not: 1. It smells too much like Clojure? (Although I suppose you could argue `define' smells like classic Scheme.) 2. ? ____________________ Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users
