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List nit (Score:1)

by runrig (3385)

"list" is already a function name, so I wouldn't use it as a variable. This wouldn't happen if the language had sigils...
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  by chromatic (983)
  
  That's why you have quoting... er... that's why function application only applies to the first element of a cons... er... that's why you have Lisp-2... er... sigils are ugly, darnit.
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    by jrockway (7171) on 2008.01.31 16:53 (#60777) Journal
    
    Incidentally, Lisp uses the @ sigil for list interpolation. Example: (let ((foo '(1 and 2))) `(this is a new list with ,@foo in it)) That evaluates to (this is a new list with 1 and 2 in it). It amuses me anyway :)
    
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