[r6rs-discuss] On naming the next scheme(s) [was scheme-reports.org]

[Peter Bex]

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:51:49AM -0400, John Cowan wrote:
> David Rush scripsit:
> 
> > There are 2 main problems in Core Scheme. User-extensible data
> > structures and hygiene-breaking macro-expansion environments. I think
> > there are some wonderfully simple ideas to handle the first. The
> > second: well I Just Say No (tm) to macros (except of course when I
> > don't).
> 
> +1.  I'm happy with just syntax-rules myself.

In the interest of keeping Small Scheme small, it would be a good idea
to provide only low-level macros in Small Scheme and have syntax-rules
be an optional (or not-so-optional? recommended?) library built on top
of these low-level macros.

Cheers,
Peter
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