From: Leo Liu <sdl.web@gmail.com>
To: Bozhidar Batsov <bozhidar@batsov.com>
Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>,
emacs-devel <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Consider adding hash-keys and hash-values
Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 13:14:43 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m1iow8g33w.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAM9Zgm1GvkQecEjcjKibYqWNkoZwFkQiWZ=EKVZ99QEmxW=q6A@mail.gmail.com> (Bozhidar Batsov's message of "Sun, 3 Nov 2013 09:28:04 +0200")
On 2013-11-03 15:28 +0800, Bozhidar Batsov wrote:
> I think this is the wrong kind of reasoning. The fact that something exists
> (or doesn't exist) doesn't mean necessary that it was carefully thought
> through. In the end of the day everyone makes design mistakes from time to
> time. I guess the original reasoning was to provide as minimalistic API as
> possible (or more likely - the API was modelled after Common Lisp, which
> doesn't feature those functions as well). APIs, however, should evolve and
> designers should always take account the way the API is actually used by
> its clients.
>
> Common Lisp doesn't have those functions, either, but they're included in
> the Alexandria library, that most Common Lisp projects use. The Common Lisp
> core is beyond extension for various unfortunate reasons, but Emacs is
> not...
You know I am not disagreeing with the principles. Yes sure, it should
but few are prepared to go through the same rigorous process as the
forerunner did.
Just saying...
Leo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-11-04 5:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-10-24 14:16 Consider adding hash-keys and hash-values Bozhidar Batsov
2013-10-30 9:36 ` Bozhidar Batsov
2013-10-30 11:06 ` Nathan Trapuzzano
2013-10-30 13:11 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-10-31 12:55 ` Bozhidar Batsov
2013-10-31 13:37 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-11-02 15:27 ` Bozhidar Batsov
2013-11-03 2:38 ` Leo Liu
2013-11-03 7:28 ` Bozhidar Batsov
2013-11-04 5:14 ` Leo Liu [this message]
2013-11-03 14:00 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-11-04 11:47 ` Bozhidar Batsov
2013-11-02 3:05 ` Josh
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