Tobia Conforto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The benefits of parameters are dynamic scoping and thread safety. > > Contrary to function arguments and let forms, parameters are dynamically > scoped, much like global variables, or "special variables" in other lisp > dialects. This is very handy for setting and querying generic, global > configuration items, without "passing state" explicitly between function calls, > which is what parameters (and global variables) are commonly used for. > > Contrary to global variables, parameters are thread-local, so every thread has > its own set of parameter values. > > The combination of these two features makes parameters very useful.
Thank you for your explanation. So this sounds like bringing back dynamic binding into scheme... -- William http://williamxu.net9.org Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs. -- Fran Lebowitz _______________________________________________ Chicken-users mailing list Chicken-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/chicken-users
