I wrote:
> * Neoteric-expressions: Given e{...}, if the curly expression {} returns (),
> map it to (e).
A user privately emailed me saying:
> When you say "returns ()" here, do you mean parses to (), not returns () at
> runtime, right?
> Because f{1 a 2} should be always (f (a 1 2)), and if (a 1 2) returns (), it
> should call (f '()) not (f).
Um, yes, I mean *parsing* not *runtime*. Sorry, I'm writing the
implementation, so I was thinking about what you have to do to *implement* the
reader. Obviously that is really terrible wording, thanks for pointing that
out!
Perhaps the rule should be stated this way:
e{} maps to (e), and e{...} maps to (e ...).
--- David A. Wheeler
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