> Maybe "eager instantiation" is a way of describing the behavior of > ypsilon in as few words as possible.
Thank you for your suggestion! I will take it. :-) -- fujita On May 12, 6:51 pm, Abdulaziz Ghuloum <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 7, 2009, at 6:18 AM, Michele Simionato wrote: > > > Please, don't change the name. > > Phase-less would be even more confusing as it means > > another thing (see the section of > >http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=255303where I talk > > about the Guile). > > Perhaps Aziz can suggest a better name; > > Maybe I can try :-) > > Maybe "eagerinstantiation" is a way of describing the behavior of > ypsilon in as few words as possible. This is to contrast it with > lazy instantiation (e.g., the Java initialization semantics where > evaluating a variable reference starts the initialization) and to > minimize confusion with Ikarus's behavior. > > Aziz,,,
