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Re: [Chicken-users] docstrings
From: |
felix |
Subject: |
Re: [Chicken-users] docstrings |
Date: |
Thu, 15 Aug 2002 00:58:28 +0200 |
Anthony Carrico wrote:
>I agree. Docstrings don't seem appropriate for the compiler. I would
>prefer to see Chicken end up as a lean mean compiler well supported by
>optional external libraries (rather than seeing it turn into a monolith
>like CommonLisp).
[and]
> > Well, I see interactive experimentation and exploration as a huge win,
> > and part of what makes Scheme and Python attractive to me. Just that I
> > can try out little ideas to remind myself of argument ordering, say,
> > or define little tests to see how a feature works or a routine returns
> > failure. (I really enjoy Squeak Smalltalk's Browser, too...)
>
> I understand, but I question if this is (or should be) one of Chicken's
> design goals. It certainly isn't a reason that I use Chicken. When I want
> a nice interactive environment, I use a different tool.
>
I have to say that I fully agree with this. And something that I am
always
eager to point out: the compiler is extensible, too.
cheers,
felix
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, (continued)
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, Peter Keller, 2002/08/13
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, Peter Keller, 2002/08/13
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, Perry E. Metzger, 2002/08/13
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, Peter Keller, 2002/08/13
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, Perry E. Metzger, 2002/08/13
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, Peter Keller, 2002/08/13
- [Chicken-users] docstrings, felix, 2002/08/14
- Re: [Chicken-users] docstrings, Perry E. Metzger, 2002/08/14
- Re: [Chicken-users] docstrings, tonyg, 2002/08/14
- Re: [Chicken-users] docstrings, Anthony Carrico, 2002/08/14
- Re: [Chicken-users] docstrings,
felix <=
- Re: [Chicken-users] docstrings, Anthony Carrico, 2002/08/14
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, Perry E. Metzger, 2002/08/13
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, Panagiotis Vossos, 2002/08/14
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, Tony Garnock-Jones, 2002/08/14
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, Perry E. Metzger, 2002/08/14
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, Peter Keller, 2002/08/14
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, Perry E. Metzger, 2002/08/14
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, Peter Keller, 2002/08/14
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, Perry E. Metzger, 2002/08/14
- Re: [Chicken-users] ideas, Peter Keller, 2002/08/14