To combine what Neil and Luke said, maybe one new thing `def' could do
is include destructuring.
In other words it's really an alias for `match-define'.
And
(match-define x 1)
is the same as
(define x 1)
correct?
I'd also like to see a syntax if possible that lets you (as with
`let') do multiple defines in one shot:
(let ([x 1]
[y 2])
...)
could perhaps be:
(def ([x 1]
[y 2])
...)
or even just:
(def x 1
y 2)
?
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Luke Vilnis <lvil...@gmail.com> wrote:
> +1000 to "def" idea
>
> I think the super verbose keywords can be an impediment to code readability.
> The increase in signal-to-noise, along with (imo) sexier looking code
> samples to show to prospective Racketeers is worth it. As silly as it might
> sound, when I started out, Scheme's notoriously long keywords gave it a
> superficial appearance of impracticality.
>
> ;; hot!
> (def x 12)
> (def y 15)
> (def z 12)
> (+ x y z)
>
> ;; not!
> (define x 12)
> (define y 15)
> (define z 12)
> (+ x y z)
>
> On a related note - if we're looking to shorten some offending keywords,
> making a nice alias for "match-define" would be fantastic. It is a shame to
> have to use a 12-letter keyword to get something that is accomplished with
> "let" in other languages, especially since Racket's pattern matching is too
> awesome not to use. I sometimes define "val" or "mdef" as an alias for
> "match-define", but I'm always too embarassed to let such code escape my
> laptop.
>
> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:29 PM, Neil Van Dyke <n...@neilvandyke.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> Making new names for key things is a good time to revisit what those
>> things look like and mean.
>>
>> I have no major requests for changes to "define", but perhaps someone else
>> does. (I do, however, have a major request for the "let" family, but not a
>> lot of time at the moment to advocate it, unless someone is going to mess
>> with "let" now.)
>>
>> Neil V.
>>
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