(changing subject since this isn't an answer to the question that started the thread)
On 2013-04-19 20:18:53 +0200, Manfred Lotz wrote: > I don't seem to know how to read procedure documentation like in the > following example. > > (file->string path [#:mode mode-flag]) → string? > > path : path-string? > mode-flag : (or/c 'binary 'text) = 'binary This discussion reminded me of a concern I had some time ago: should the Reference (or perhaps the Guide) have a notation section that informs the reader how to read contracts? (as opposed to how to use them) The current documentation has something like this for syntax definitions[1], but not for contracts & procedure definitions as far as I can tell. [1]: http://docs.racket-lang.org/guide/syntax-notation.html Cheers, Asumu ____________________ Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users
