Re: examples addon and new hacker for guile

[Johan Ceuppens <roguedemon6@gmail.com>]

Hello,

On Sat, 5 Oct 2013, Mark H Weaver wrote:

> Hi Johan,
>
> Johan Ceuppens <roguedemon6@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I wonder if you would want an example in the repo with the following
>> actor syntax :
>>
>> ;; start code
>> (define (make-table)
>>   (let ((dict (make-dictionary)))
>>     (define (add! key color)
>>       (dictionary-add! dict key color))
>>     (define (set! key color)
>>       (dictionary-set! dict key color))
>>     (lambda (msg)
>>       (cond ((eq? msg 'add!) add!)
>>             ((eq? msg 'set!) set!)
>>             (else (dict msg))))
>>     )) ;; end code
>
> Where are 'make-dictionary', 'dictionary-add!', and 'dictionary-set!'
> defined?  Anyway, we already have a similar example in the manual:
>
>  http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/manual/html_node/OO-Closure.html
>

May I add then that you can use a lambda args without apply, as in my 
above code and that you can define the lambda such as :
(define (make-table)
 	(define (dispatch msg)
 		(cond ...)
 	) ;; closes dispatch
 	dispatch) ;; applies with '(' and ')' --->

(define x (make-table))
((x 'msg) #\h)

>> Then I am going to try to contribute in the near future, I guess I need to
>> read up on things.
>
> Glad to hear it!  We can certainly use more help :)
>
>> How do I get co-author status on the project's working repository ?
>
> We generally start out by asking new contributors to post their proposed
> patches to guile-devel or bug-guile for review, preferably in the format
> produced by git-format-patch.  We push them when they're ready, with the
> new contributor listed as author of course.  We grant commit access to
> regular contributors after we've gained some confidence in their
> abilities and their knowledge of Guile.
>

Is there some more thorough battle plan or pro developer info except for
the 'cool ideas' page on gnu.org/software/guile ?

> Please don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have, either here
> or on IRC: #guile on irc.freenode.net.
>

I am already on it, I am bubble on irc.

> Thanks for your interest, and welcome to our community!
>

Thanks a lot,
I'll try to submit some C patches.

Best regards,
Johan