From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Subject: Re: Ichbiah 2022 compiler mode
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 22:24:29 -0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <vbvpmt$esm6$7@dont-email.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: vbtr9t$327q$1@dont-email.me
On Wed, 11 Sep 2024 23:39:27 -0500, Randy Brukardt wrote:
> "Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote in message
> news:vbdk2t$hj0r$6@dont-email.me...
>> On Thu, 5 Sep 2024 19:03:22 -0500, Randy Brukardt wrote:
> ...
>>> (10) Variable-returning functions are introduced.
>>
>> Is this like updater functions in POP-11, or "setf" in Lisp?
>
> No, it is a function that returns a variable, meaning you can assign
> into the function result.
I think an updater function would be more generally useful. Because some
things you want to update might not (depending on the implementation) live
independently in an explicit variable. And it seems good not to constrain
implementations unnecessarily.
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Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-09-05 11:52 Ichbiah 2022 compiler mode Kevin Chadwick
2024-09-05 13:40 ` Jeffrey R.Carter
2024-09-05 13:49 ` Bill Findlay
2024-09-05 19:22 ` Jeffrey R.Carter
2024-09-05 14:05 ` Kevin Chadwick
2024-09-05 16:08 ` Kevin Chadwick
2024-09-05 19:24 ` Jeffrey R.Carter
2024-09-06 0:03 ` Randy Brukardt
2024-09-06 0:58 ` Lawrence D'Oliveiro
2024-09-12 4:39 ` Randy Brukardt
2024-09-12 22:24 ` Lawrence D'Oliveiro [this message]
2024-09-14 6:18 ` Randy Brukardt
2024-09-14 7:18 ` Lawrence D'Oliveiro
2024-09-06 21:22 ` Simon Wright
2024-09-07 17:13 ` Niklas Holsti
2024-09-07 20:34 ` Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester
2024-09-12 4:46 ` Randy Brukardt
2024-09-12 7:42 ` Niklas Holsti
2024-09-12 9:07 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2024-09-12 12:36 ` Kevin Chadwick
2024-09-12 15:43 ` Niklas Holsti
2024-09-13 20:45 ` Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester
2024-09-12 9:04 ` J-P. Rosen
2024-09-12 11:35 ` Niklas Holsti
2024-09-14 6:13 ` Randy Brukardt
2024-09-14 6:47 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2024-09-14 7:19 ` Lawrence D'Oliveiro
2024-09-14 8:12 ` Niklas Holsti
2024-09-06 11:07 ` Jeffrey R.Carter
2024-09-06 20:26 ` Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester
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