From: Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Always using let*
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 00:45:59 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vbonuqu0.fsf@debian.uxu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 732966c5-a667-4fc7-9d07-8da315862ce2@googlegroups.com
sokobania.01@gmail.com writes:
> If I have several variables with "enough" binding
> dependency, I use "let*".
>
> But, quite often, I have several independent
> variable, except one or two. So, I would use "let"
> rather than "let*", but don't bind these variables
> and then use "setq" in the body of the let: (let ((a
> (val-for-a)) (b (val-for-b)) ... x y) ; depend on a b
> (setq x (val-for-x a b)) (setq y (val-for-y a b)) ...
> )
Why not use the let* for everything? Or nest a the let*
and let - perhaps overkill... Because I don't see
anything wrong with "independent variables" in let*
(?). As long as there is one data item that is
dependant - otherwise people reading the code will be
confused why the asterisk is there, and start to look
for it...
--
underground experts united
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-09-16 22:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-09-14 19:46 Always using let* Cecil Westerhof
2014-09-14 21:25 ` Drew Adams
2014-09-15 16:15 ` Drew Adams
[not found] ` <mailman.8924.1410797740.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-09-15 18:01 ` Cecil Westerhof
2014-09-15 22:20 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-09-16 12:05 ` Cecil Westerhof
2014-09-16 22:40 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-09-18 17:02 ` Cecil Westerhof
2014-09-18 21:05 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-09-16 14:23 ` sokobania.01
2014-09-16 16:41 ` Drew Adams
2014-09-16 20:49 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-09-16 22:45 ` Emanuel Berg [this message]
[not found] ` <mailman.8998.1410901776.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-09-16 22:48 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-09-17 1:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-09-17 1:18 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-09-14 21:40 ` Joe Fineman
[not found] ` <mailman.8868.1410729956.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-09-14 21:41 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-09-14 22:11 ` Cecil Westerhof
2014-09-14 22:56 ` Drew Adams
2014-09-14 22:41 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-09-14 23:06 ` Drew Adams
[not found] ` <mailman.8871.1410736002.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-09-15 0:47 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-09-15 2:12 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
2014-09-15 2:22 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-09-15 2:59 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
2014-09-15 12:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-09-15 16:15 ` Drew Adams
2014-09-15 19:05 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <mailman.8930.1410808006.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-09-15 22:28 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-09-16 0:38 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
2014-09-15 13:14 ` Barry Margolin
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