In case this was directed at me: yes, I agree. Robby
On Sat, May 7, 2016 at 9:46 AM, Kieron Hardy <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 > > Yes, specifying the language to use when interpreting some source, is best in > the input source itself than in the reference to that source. > > But why must it be one or the other, and not some sensible combination of > both. e.g. If the #lang is absent from the source, look for and/or override > the language to use with command line switches to the interpreter, with #lang > racket (or racket/base or something else) as the default. > > The only way Racket-created solutions can supplant the products created with > medieval tools (and I'm thinking here of lex, yacc, and their ilk) is by > ingesting the exact same input source files/streams that those other products > ingest. Forcing a change to input source is an unnecessary, difficult, and > often insurmountable hurdle. Evolving replacement Racket-built solutions in > (one of the many) domains where Racket is ideal should be easy. > >> On May 7, 2016, at 6:48 AM, Jay McCarthy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> +1 >> >>> On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 6:13 PM, Jack Firth <[email protected]> wrote: >>> William's remark is spot on about my use-case. There exists a language that >>> wasn't initially designed with racket in mind, but could easily be a racket >>> #lang. To interop with code already written in this language, I wanted an >>> easy way to run files that don't have the #lang line. If I were designing >>> the language Racket-first, I wouldn't need this feature. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Racket Users" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> >> -- >> Jay McCarthy >> Associate Professor >> PLT @ CS @ UMass Lowell >> http://jeapostrophe.github.io >> >> "Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, >> for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. >> And out of small things proceedeth that which is great." >> - D&C 64:33 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Racket Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Racket Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Racket Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
