From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>
To: Adam Porter <adam@alphapapa.net>
Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>,
emacs-devel <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Improve `replace-regexp-in-string' ergonomics?
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:53:20 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87y27oyxov.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAO_b3FW_CsYOoeB5mYLS5eTO21YcyTiiYPPYCsVLiiQw+iexiA@mail.gmail.com> (Adam Porter's message of "Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:56:56 -0500")
Adam Porter <adam@alphapapa.net> writes:
> On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 1:02 PM Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>>
>> > (thread-as NAME EXPR &rest FORMS)
>> >
>> > I considered proposing one recently, but it seems like anaphoric macros
>> > aren't popular around here. :)
>>
>> I thought "anaphoric" is used for macros where you don't specify the
>> name of the variable (it's typically the hardcoded `it`), whereas IIUC
>> here you do specify it. I don't like the usual anaphoric macros, but if
>>
>> (thread-as FOO x
>> (bar x 6)
>> ...
>> (toto 45 x))
>>
>> turns into
>>
>> (let* ((x FOO)
>> (x (bar x 6))
>> (x ...))
>> (toto 45 x))
>>
>> then I wouldn't consider that as "anaphoric" and so wouldn't stay away
>> from it.
>
> Maybe we need a new name for that kind of macro, then. Euphemistic? :)
Eponymous!
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-09-22 23:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-09-22 4:36 Improve `replace-regexp-in-string' ergonomics? Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-22 5:22 ` Yuri Khan
2021-09-22 6:36 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-22 7:47 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2021-09-22 5:24 ` Po Lu
2021-09-22 6:37 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-22 10:56 ` Po Lu
2021-09-22 20:08 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-23 0:11 ` Po Lu
2021-09-22 7:33 ` Adam Porter
2021-09-22 8:09 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-22 7:51 ` Andreas Schwab
2021-09-22 8:14 ` Augusto Stoffel
2021-09-22 8:21 ` Adam Porter
2021-09-22 18:01 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-09-22 18:24 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2021-09-22 22:56 ` Adam Porter
2021-09-22 23:53 ` Eric Abrahamsen [this message]
2021-09-22 20:06 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-22 10:59 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-09-22 20:18 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-22 22:23 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-09-22 23:24 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-09-22 18:14 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-09-22 19:30 ` Mattias Engdegård
2021-09-22 20:22 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-22 20:29 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-23 2:15 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-10-05 16:18 ` Juri Linkov
2021-10-12 6:53 ` Juri Linkov
2021-10-12 12:10 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-10-12 12:34 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-10-12 12:41 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-10-12 13:18 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-10-12 13:32 ` Mattias Engdegård
2021-10-12 15:48 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-10-12 13:33 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2021-10-12 19:16 ` Juri Linkov
2021-10-12 20:44 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2021-10-13 7:57 ` Juri Linkov
2021-10-13 8:41 ` Thierry Volpiatto
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