Re: hooks, again

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

> The difference is that it is easier to see what the
> hook is, it is more convenient and faster to remove
> and add stuff, the code is less bulky, and when
> experimenting to get a desired behavior you neither
> have to remove failed attempts or worry that (if left
> behind) they will interfere with what you try to do.

FWIW, I think you feel this need because you do things like

   (setq foo-hook '(a b c))

whereas I do

   (defun sm-foo-hook ()
     (a)
     (b)
     (c))
   (add-hook 'foo-hook 'sm-foo-hook)

So I get the same property as you do (i.e. re-evaluating the code will
properly change the behavior).


        Stefan