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

[John Cowan]

Peter Bex scripsit:

> 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.

How small does it have to be?  Chibi Scheme does syntax-rules in 174
lines of Scheme, layered over explicit renaming.  Indeed, Chibi does
essentially all of R5RS in 4822 lines of C + 708 lines of Scheme.

"It's not primitive" = "Don't standardize it" is a false equation.
Does everyone have to build their own idiosyncratic versions of list,
map, etc.?

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John Cowan                                cowan at ccil.org
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han mathon ne chae, a han noston ne 'wilith.  --Galadriel, LOTR:FOTR