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, is typically “unquote.” Clojure is the only “mainstream” Lisp that allows , as whitespace. Has meaning in CL and Scheme.
by apgwoz 2y ago
, is typically “unquote.” Clojure is the only “mainstream” Lisp that allows , as whitespace. Has meaning in CL and Scheme.
- kazinator 2y agoAncient LISP (caps deliberate) in fact had optional commas that were treated as whitespace. You can see this in the Lisp 1 Programmer's Manual (dated 1960). This practice quickly disappeared though. (I don't have an exact time line about this.)
- eyelidlessness 2y agoMy mistake! That’s what I get for not double checking… well… basically anything I think during my first cup of coffee.