Re: [NOISE] Curly braces [was Re: Curl]

[Michael Vanier <address@hidden>]

> Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 22:02:17 -0800 (PST)
> From: Morgan McGuire <morgan3d@yahoo.com>
> 
> > Personally, I'd like to see a lisp that has some (optional) notion of
> > an end tag e.g.
> > 
> > (if (< a b)
> > 	(display "less")
> > 	(display "more")
> > @end-if)
> 
> The poor man's version is of course:
> 
> {if (< a b)
>  	(display "less")
>  	(display "more")
> } ; if
> 
> But that isn't as good for having the parser check it, and it seems to
> offend Schemers (which is a good enough reason for doing it in its own
> right).
> 
> I had a lot of success using a Scheme variant which did basically what
> you suggested as a teaching language.  Students had a better time
> lining up their parens and keeping track of what nesting level they
> were exiting.
> 
> -m
>       

Don't keep us in suspense; which scheme variant?

Mike