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Re: (interactive) call or form?
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Michael Heerdegen |
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Re: (interactive) call or form? |
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Mon, 09 Apr 2018 16:39:17 +0200 |
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Emanuel Berg <moasen@zoho.com> writes:
> > So you think people understand "special form"
> > but don't understand "form"?
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> In a way, yes, because "special form" sounds like something you don't
> understand, while "form" sounds like something you would understand,
> only you don't (probably), so it is more confusing.
These words name different things anyway: the first one is about the
binding of the function cell of the symbol `interactive', the other
names the whole s-exp "(interactive ...)". AFAIU the OP wanted a
description of the latter.
Michael.