[r6rs-discuss] JAR statement

[John Cowan]

Arthur A. Gleckler scripsit:

> Not so fast.  My point was that Java is an example of what it's like
> to have case sensitivity, and talking about code in Java requires
> being specific about the case of every identifier.

In principle, yes; in practice, not so much.  As I said, "type type equals
new type" is quite intelligible to a Java programmer, just as "cond null
x cons quote foo quote bar else hash t" is to a Scheme programmer, though
the one has no indication of case and the other no indication of grouping.
Both make use of standard patterns that allow humans, though not compilers
(unless they have DWIM features) to reconstruct the strict syntax.

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