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Re: Improve `replace-regexp-in-string' ergonomics?
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Adam Porter |
Subject: |
Re: Improve `replace-regexp-in-string' ergonomics? |
Date: |
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:56:56 -0500 |
On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 1:02 PM Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> 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`), 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.
Maybe we need a new name for that kind of macro, then. Euphemistic? :)
- Re: Improve `replace-regexp-in-string' ergonomics?, (continued)
Re: Improve `replace-regexp-in-string' ergonomics?, Adam Porter, 2021/09/22
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Re: Improve `replace-regexp-in-string' ergonomics?, Dmitry Gutov, 2021/09/22
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