On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 08:23:30AM -0400, Marc Feeley wrote:
> Sorry... typed without thinking... I was focused on lining up the two  
> lines.  So your code is correct.

Okay, that's good to hear :)

> I like this syntax because it looks like the CL syntax, and it is very  
> simple concept to grasp once you know the string syntax (i.e. few of  
> my precious neurons are consumed by this feature).

I'm not familiar with the CL syntax, but I also really appreciate this
feature.  It makes a lot of sense too, since it makes it possible to
enter any kind of string as symbol literal.  This means that if you
can do (string->symbol <something>), you can also type in <something>
and get the symbol.  Without this syntax, you can create symbols that
are impossible to enter literally.  That's weird and can't really be
explained.

Cheers,
Peter
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