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From: Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: why not "stripes" in: (let ((zebra 'stripes) ...  ; strings vs symbols?
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:24:26 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <878uv2twd1.fsf@zigzag.favinet> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20131229142332.GA7972@boo.workgroup> (Gregor Zattler's message of "Sun, 29 Dec 2013 15:23:32 +0100")

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() Gregor Zattler <telegraph@gmx.net>
() Sun, 29 Dec 2013 15:23:32 +0100

   [...] differences between "stripes" and 'stripes are and in which
   cases which notation is more useful/natural?

A string is not atomic.  It is most natural to use atoms at the base.

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-12-30 11:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-12-29 14:23 why not "stripes" in: (let ((zebra 'stripes) ... ; strings vs symbols? Gregor Zattler
2013-12-29 16:00 ` Drew Adams
2013-12-30 11:24 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen [this message]
     [not found] ` <mailman.10682.1388402467.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-12-30 13:19   ` Damien Wyart
2013-12-30 15:12     ` Drew Adams
2013-12-30 17:21     ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2013-12-31 17:52   ` Emanuel Berg
     [not found] <mailman.10627.1388327081.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-12-29 23:39 ` Emanuel Berg
2013-12-30 15:27 ` Barry Margolin
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2013-12-30 16:46 Rustom Mody
2014-01-01  4:53 ` Rustom Mody
2014-01-02  5:30   ` Rustom Mody
     [not found]   ` <mailman.10827.1388640687.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-02 14:31     ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-03  5:00       ` Yuri Khan
     [not found]       ` <mailman.10894.1388725210.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-03 23:47         ` Emanuel Berg
     [not found] ` <mailman.10770.1388552064.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-01-01 17:26   ` Emanuel Berg
     [not found] <mailman.10695.1388422033.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-12-31 18:24 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-01  2:00   ` Evans Winner
2014-01-01 17:29     ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-01 19:02       ` Emanuel Berg
2014-01-02  4:28         ` Stefan Monnier
2014-01-02  4:39         ` Yuri Khan

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