Re: An infix syntax for Scheme ...

2022-08-10 Thread Andrew Bernard
I thought you were canvassing user opinions. Andrew On 11/08/2022 3:22 pm, Jean Abou Samra wrote: If it had been a proposal for LilyPond itself, I would have posted it on the lilypond-devel list, not lilypond-user.

Re: An infix syntax for Scheme ...

2022-08-10 Thread Jean Abou Samra
Le 11/08/2022 à 02:57, Andrew Bernard a écrit : Ah! It read like you did propose that. Hence my screed. Phew! If it had been a proposal for LilyPond itself, I would have posted it on the lilypond-devel list, not lilypond-user. Regards, Jean

Re: An infix syntax for Scheme ...

2022-08-10 Thread Andrew Bernard
Ah! It read like you did propose that. Hence my screed. Phew! Andrew On 11/08/2022 2:08 am, Jean Abou Samra wrote: Oh, I never proposed adding it to LilyPond.

Re: An infix syntax for Scheme ...

2022-08-10 Thread Jean Abou Samra
Le 10/08/2022 à 18:07, Carl Sorensen a écrit : On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 3:46 PM Jean Abou Samra wrote: To be honest, I have no idea if what I did here is actually a good idea at all (I for one won't use it). I'm just curious to see. On the one hand, normal Scheme sy

Re: An infix syntax for Scheme ...

2022-08-10 Thread Carl Sorensen
On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 3:46 PM Jean Abou Samra wrote: > > > To be honest, I have no idea if what I did here is actually a good idea > at all (I for one won't use it). I'm just curious to see. On the one hand, > normal Scheme syntax is used in all Scheme tutorials, in the Guile manuals, > on ma

Re: An infix syntax for Scheme ...

2022-08-09 Thread Andrew Bernard
My HP 48GX is still sitting on my desk. The best calculator ever. I do not want an infix calculator! 30+ years old and still going strong. Andrew On 10/08/2022 11:20 am, Kieren MacMillan wrote As someone who has used an HP-15C as my only calculator since 1982, I want a POSTFIX version of Sche

Re: An infix syntax for Scheme ...

2022-08-09 Thread Andrew Bernard
n Abou Samra wrote: Hi, Some time ago, Jacques Menu asked on the French-speaking equivalent of this list if it would be possible to create an infix syntax for Scheme that would be more approachable for beginners.

Re: An infix syntax for Scheme ...

2022-08-09 Thread David Kastrup
Kieren MacMillan writes: > Hi Jean, > > As someone who has used an HP-15C as my only calculator since 1982, I > want a POSTFIX version of Scheme, not an INFIX version! LOL I actually prefer Lisp dialects to FORTH. A bit of lambda calculus makes for a more structured view. -- David Kastrup

Re: An infix syntax for Scheme ...

2022-08-09 Thread Kieren MacMillan
g equivalent of > this list if it would be possible to create an infix syntax for Scheme > that would be more approachable for beginners.

Re: An infix syntax for Scheme ...

2022-08-09 Thread David Kastrup
Jean Abou Samra writes: > Some time ago, Jacques Menu asked on the French-speaking equivalent of > this list if it would be possible to create an infix syntax for Scheme > that would be more approachable for beginners. > > As we discussed this topic privately and he asked me ques

Re: An infix syntax for Scheme ...

2022-08-09 Thread Thomas Morley
Am Di., 9. Aug. 2022 um 23:46 Uhr schrieb Jean Abou Samra : > > Hi, > > Some time ago, Jacques Menu asked on the French-speaking equivalent of > this list if it would be possible to create an infix syntax for Scheme > that would be more approachable for beginners. > > As

An infix syntax for Scheme ...

2022-08-09 Thread Jean Abou Samra
Hi, Some time ago, Jacques Menu asked on the French-speaking equivalent of this list if it would be possible to create an infix syntax for Scheme that would be more approachable for beginners. As we discussed this topic privately and he asked me questions about how a possible implementation