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Re: Improve `replace-regexp-in-string' ergonomics?
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Basil L. Contovounesios |
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Re: Improve `replace-regexp-in-string' ergonomics? |
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Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:24:56 +0100 |
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Stefan Monnier [2021-09-22 14:01 -0400] wrote:
>> (thread-as NAME EXPR &rest FORMS)
>>
>> I considered proposing one recently, but it seems like anaphoric macros
>> aren't popular around here. :)
>
> I thought "anaphoric" is used for macros where you don't specify the
> name of the variable (it's typically the hardcoded `it`),
Someone must have confused the words "anaphora" and "anathema" ;).
> whereas IIUC
> here you do specify it. I don't like the usual anaphoric macros, but if
>
> (thread-as FOO x
> (bar x 6)
> ...
> (toto 45 x))
>
> turns into
>
> (let* ((x FOO)
> (x (bar x 6))
> (x ...))
> (toto 45 x))
>
> then I wouldn't consider that as "anaphoric" and so wouldn't stay away
> from it.
That would be a lot more hygienic,
--
Basil
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