At Sun, 10 Oct 2010 01:03:57 -0400, Eli Barzilay wrote: > > An even more common use of `write', I think, is to print code. If we > > switch to `#true' and `#false' as the default forms of the constants, I > > think we want all those uses of "~.s" that you recently fixed up to > > print with `#true' and `#false'. > > Sounds like this is a core question
Yes. I suppose it was implicit in my mind with changing the way that true and false values print, but I should have made it explicit: What if we switch to using `#true' and `#false' in our code? > then: I'd like to keep coding with > #t and #f, so I prefer seeing them in "~.s" messages. Two points that > I see as emphasizing this: (a) it's a change that is motivated by the > teaching languages, (b) it contradics the gradual shift to avoiding > verbosity when possible (which is a direction that I very much like, > and I get the feeling that I'm not alone). I would like to try using `#true' and `#false' and I think I will like it for the reason in my original message. So, that's two (conflicting) votes so far. Any other opinions? _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/dev
